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Synonyms for imperfect
ɪmˈpɜr fɪktim·per·fect

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  1. imperfectadjective

    Synonyms:
    defective

  2. imperfectadjective

    Not perfect

    Synonyms:
    defective

    Antonyms:
    perfect

  3. imperfectadjective

    unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.

    Synonyms:
    defective

    Antonyms:
    perfect

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  1. progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tenseadjective

    a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

    Synonyms:
    liberal, progressive, liberalist, imperfect tense, progressive tense, continuous tense

    Antonyms:
    unflawed, immaculate, idealized, errorless, cold, consummate, complete, uncorrupted, flawless, pluperfect, impeccable, perfectible, clean, down pat(p), undefiled, idyllic, clear, faultless, nonhuman, idealised, mastered, ideal, mint(a), down, perfect

  2. imperfectadjective

    not perfect; defective or inadequate

    "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"

    Synonyms:
    fallible, frail, weak

    Antonyms:
    clear, flawless, errorless, ideal, mastered, idealised, immaculate, mint(a), idealized, faultless, pluperfect, nonhuman, clean, consummate, down pat(p), cold, perfectible, down, impeccable, undefiled, complete, perfect, unflawed, idyllic, uncorrupted

  3. fallible, frail, imperfect, weakadjective

    wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

    "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"

    Synonyms:
    weak, watery, infirm, unaccented, weakly, rickety, debile, delicate, sapless, frail, washy, faint, decrepit, light, fallible, feeble, fragile

    Antonyms:
    idealised, pluperfect, perfect, idealized, flawless, nonhuman, down pat(p), uncorrupted, undefiled, down, mint(a), idyllic, mastered, clear, errorless, consummate, clean, cold, faultless, impeccable, perfectible, unflawed, ideal, immaculate, complete

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  1. slightly damaged

    the opposite of perfect ; to have fault

    Submitted by acronimous on June 6, 2014  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. imperfectadjective

    Synonyms:
    defective, incomplete, faulty, not entire

  2. imperfectadjective

    Synonyms:
    weak, frail, erring

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. imperfectadjective

    Synonyms:
    defective, faulty, deficient, undeveloped, abortive, fallible, frail, errable

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "imperfect":

    flawed, incomplete, inchoate, perfect

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How to use imperfect in a sentence?

  1. Brene Brown:

    The real questions for parents should be: ‘Are you engaged? Are you paying attention?’ If so, plan to make lots of mistakes and bad decisions. Imperfect parenting moments turn into gifts as our children watch us try to figure out what went wrong and how we can do better next time. The mandate is not to be perfect and raise happy children. Perfection doesn’t exist, and I’ve found what makes children happy doesn’t always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.

  2. Nick Kay:

    Any parliament should be like a mirror, so when (the population) looks into it, they see themselves reflected, and at the moment the mirror chosen in 2012 is an imperfect mirror.

  3. James Anthony Froude:

    Our human laws are more or less imperfect copies of the external laws as we see them.

  4. Bernd Meyring:

    Given all the limitations of existing tools, legislation would be a far more appropriate tool to deal with the issue than trying to use an imperfect tool box.

  5. Xiao Gang:

    The abnormal stock market volatility has revealed an immature market, inexperienced investors, an imperfect trading system, and inappropriate supervision mechanisms.


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