To be perfect she lacked just one defect.
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Perfect
//ˈpɜː.fɪkt//
Synonyms for "perfect" (419 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (84)
accuratecleanclearconsummateexactexpertfaultlessflawlessidealmaturepluperfectunadulteratedabsoluteaccomplishaccomplishedachieveadeptadmitting no exceptionadroitall embracing
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all outall pervadingall rightall-embracingall-encompassingall-outall-pervadingalrightameliorateaoristappropriateaptarrantauthenticbeautifybestbetterbeyond all praisebisexualblackblamedblamelessblankblessedblinkingbluebornbroad-basedbutton upcall it a daycall offcancelcapcarry outcarry throughcarry to completioncategoricalchasteclassicalclean upclimaxclose outclose upcoldcomplementcompletecomprehensiveconcludeconclusivecongenitalcorrectcrasscrownculminate
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (126)
cultivatedeaddead rightdecideddecisivedeep dyeddeep-dyeddefectlessdefinitedefinitivedeftdeletedeterminatedevelopdispose ofdivinedo to perfectiondown patdownrightdrop the curtain
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durativedyed-in-the-wooleffectegregiouselaborateembellishemendendend offenhanceentireerrorlessevolveexceedexcelexcellentexecuteexhaustiveexperiencedexplicitexpressexpungeexquisiteextinguishfaithfulfinalfinalizefinishfinish offfinish upfinishedfitfittingfixedflagrantflatflat outflat-outflatterfoldfold upfulfilledfullfully realizedfuturefuture perfectgainget doneget it overget over withget throughget through withgiftedgive the quietusglaringglobalgo one bettergrossheavenlyhistorical presentholyidealisedidyllicillimitableilluminateimmaculateimpeccableimperfectimplicitimproveimprove oninappealableincomparableincorruptedindefectibleindefectiveindisputableinfallibleinimitableintactintegralintensiveintolerableinviolateirreproachablejustjust rightkayokiboshkillknock outkoletter-perfectlifelike
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(7 words)
Related words (209)
limitlessmasterfulmasterlymatchlessmeremeticulousmintmodelmop upneededno stringsnonpareilokokayomnibusomnipresentopenoptimumout-and-outoutright
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outweighoverbalanceoverbearovercomeoverpassovertoppastpast perfectpeerlessperemptoryperfectedperfectibleperfectivepervasiveplainplenaryplumbpoint tensepolishpolish offpolishedpositivepreciousprecisepredominatepreponderatepresentpresent perfectpreteritpreterperfectprevailprofessionalproficientprofoundprogressive tensepronouncedproperpureput paid toput rightradicalrankrealizerectifyrefineregularreliablerequiredrequisitereviserightrighteousripenroundround outruddyscragseasonset rightshatteringsheershockingshoot downsimplesinlessskilledsleekslicksmoothsoundspotlessstainlessstarkstark-staringstraightstraight outstraight-outstraight-up-and-downsublimesuitablesuperbsuperlativesupremesurpasssurpassingsweepingtaintlesstalentedtenseterminatethe veriestthoroughthoroughgoingthrough and throughthrough-and-throughthumpingtoptop offtop outtotaltouch uptower abovetower overtranscendtranscendenttruetrumptypicalubiquitousunalloyedunbearableunblemishedunboundunboundedunbrokenuncircumscribedunconditionalunconditionedunconfinedunconscionableuncontaminatedundamagedundefiledundeniableundilutedundoubtingunequivocalunerringunexcelledunfaultableunflawedunhamperedunhesitatingunhurtunimpaireduninjureduniversalunlimitedunmarredunmatchedunmeasuredunmistakableunmitigatedunmixedunqualifiedunquestioningunrelievedunreservedunrestrictedunspoiledunspotteduntainteduntouchedunwaivableutterveritableverywholewholesalewide openwide-openwind upwipe outwithout exceptionwithout reservewithout stringswrap upzap
Adjective(6 words)
Verb(2 words)
Adjective(8 words)
How these synonyms differ
- faultless - 'Faultless' is the defensive version of perfect, no one can criticize it. It focuses on surviving scrutiny rather than achieving beauty.
- flawless - 'Flawless' emphasizes the absence of defects, inspected and found wanting for nothing. It's perfection defined by what's missing: errors.
- ideal - 'Ideal' is theoretical, the best possible version, which may not exist in reality. A perfect score is achieved; an ideal outcome is imagined.
- impeccable - 'Impeccable' originally meant incapable of sin. Now it describes conduct, taste, or work so refined that no fault can be found.
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Translations
288 translations across 64 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- përsos verb (make perfect)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- παρακείμενος adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
Antillean Creole
4 entries- olendeng adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- opwaldèkawòt adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- ozuil adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- zuil adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Arabic
3 entries- كَامِل adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- كَامِل adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- أَتْقَنَ verb (make perfect)
Armenian
2 entries- կատարյալ adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- կատարյալ adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- eyibsiz adj (without fault or mistake)
- mükəmməl adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- mükəmməl adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- mükəmməl adj (without fault or mistake)
Basque
2 entries- perfektu adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- perfektu adj (music: interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.)
Belarusian
4 entries- даскана́лы adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- даскана́лы adj (without fault or mistake)
- даскана́лы adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
- зако́нчаны adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
Breton
1 entries- pervezh adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Bulgarian
3 entries- свъ́ршен adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
- съвърше́н adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- усъвърше́нствувам verb (make perfect)
Catalan
4 entries- perfecte adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- perfecte adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- perfecte adj (without fault or mistake)
- perfecte adj (thoroughly skilled or talented)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 純 /纯 adj (music: interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 完全 adj (music: interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.)
- 完善 adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- 完善 adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- 完成式 adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
Cornish
1 entries- perfydh adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Czech
4 entries- dokonalý adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- dokonalý adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- dokonalý adj (thoroughly skilled or talented)
- dokonalý adj (excellent and delightful in all respects)
Danish
1 entries- perfekt adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Dutch
4 entries- perfect adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- perfect adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- perfect adj (without fault or mistake)
- perfecte adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
Esperanto
3 entries- perfekta adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- perfekta adj (without fault or mistake)
- perfektigi verb (make perfect)
Estonian
2 entries- perfektne adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- täiuslik adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Finnish
4 entries- kaksineuvoinen adj (botany: having both male and female parts)
- kypsä adj (biology: sexually mature and fully differentiated)
- mestarillinen adj (thoroughly skilled or talented)
- perfekti adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
French
4 entries- parfait adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- parfait adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- parfait adj (without fault or mistake)
- parfait adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
Georgian
4 entries- ნამყო სრული adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
- პრეფექტი adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
- სრულქმნილი adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- სრულყოფილი adj (fitting its definition precisely)
German
4 entries- perfekt adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- perfekt adj (without fault or mistake)
- vollkommen adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- vollkommen adj (without fault or mistake)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐍉𐌾𐌹𐍃 adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐍉𐌾𐌹𐍃 adj (without fault or mistake)
Greek
1 entries- τελειοποιώ verb (make perfect)
Hebrew
2 entries- מושלם adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- נִשְׁלָם adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
Hindi
3 entries- उत्तम adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- कामिल adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- निष्कलंक adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Hungarian
4 entries- befejezett adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
- hibátlan adj (without fault or mistake)
- kifogástalan adj (without fault or mistake)
- tiszta adj (music: interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.)
Indonesian
3 entries- sempurna adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- sempurna adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- sempurna adj (without fault or mistake)
Irish
2 entries- foirfe adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- foirfe adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
Italian
3 entries- perfetto adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- perfetto adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- perfezionare verb (make perfect)
Japanese
4 entries- 全い adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- 全い adj (without fault or mistake)
- 完了の adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
- 完全な adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
Khmer
1 entries- ល្អឥតខ្ចោះ adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Korean
2 entries- 완벽하다 adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- 완벽하다 adj (without fault or mistake)
Latin
4 entries- perfectus adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- perfectus adj (without fault or mistake)
- perfectus adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
- perfectum noun (The perfect tense)
Lithuanian
1 entries- tobulas adj (without fault or mistake)
Macedonian
3 entries- совршен adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- усоврши verb (make perfect)
- усовршува verb (make perfect)
Maore Comorian
1 entries- kamilifu adj (without fault or mistake)
Māori
4 entries- hauora adj (without fault or mistake)
- paruhi adj (without fault or mistake)
- paruhi adj (excellent and delightful in all respects)
- pāruhiruhi adj (without fault or mistake)
Norwegian
1 entries- perfekt adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Old English
3 entries- fulfremed adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- fulfremed adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- fulfremed adj (without fault or mistake)
Persian
4 entries- پرفکت adj (without fault or mistake)
- کامل adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- کامل adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
- کامل adj (botany: having both male and female parts)
Polish
4 entries- dokonany adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
- doskonały adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- doskonały adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- doskonały adj (excellent and delightful in all respects)
Portuguese
4 entries- perfeito adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- perfeito adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- perfeito adj (without fault or mistake)
- perfeito adj (excellent and delightful in all respects)
Romanian
4 entries- perfect adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- perfect adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- perfect adj (thoroughly skilled or talented)
- perfectul simplu adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
Russian
4 entries- безукори́зненный adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- безукори́зненный adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- безукори́зненный adj (without fault or mistake)
- безупре́чный adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- foirfe adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- foirfe adj (thoroughly skilled or talented)
- foirfe adj (excellent and delightful in all respects)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- sàvr̄šen adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- са̀вр̄шен adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Sicilian
4 entries- latinu adj (without fault or mistake)
- pirfettu adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
- pricisupirfettu adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- pricisupirfettu adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
Slovak
3 entries- dokonalý adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- zdokonaliť verb (make perfect)
- zdokonaľovať verb (make perfect)
Slovene
3 entries- popoln adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- popoln adj (excellent and delightful in all respects)
- izpopolniti verb (make perfect)
Spanish
4 entries- perfecto adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- perfecto adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- perfecto adj (without fault or mistake)
- perfecto adj (excellent and delightful in all respects)
Swedish
4 entries- fantastisk adj (excellent and delightful in all respects)
- felfri adj (without fault or mistake)
- fullkomlig adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- fullkomlig adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
Tagalog
1 entries- himpit adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Tajik
1 entries- комил adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Tamil
1 entries- பக்கா adj (without fault or mistake)
Telugu
3 entries- పరిపూర్ణ adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- పరిపూర్ణ adj (excellent and delightful in all respects)
- సంపూర్ణ adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
Thai
4 entries- กาลสมบูรณ์ adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
- ชำนาญ adj (thoroughly skilled or talented)
- สมบูรณ์ adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- สมบูรณ์เพศ adj (botany: having both male and female parts)
Turkish
3 entries- mükemmel adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- mükemmel adj (excellent and delightful in all respects)
- kusursuzlaştırmak verb (make perfect)
Ukrainian
4 entries- доверше́ний adj (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose)
- доко́наний adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
- доскона́лий adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- доскона́лий adj (without fault or mistake)
Urdu
1 entries- کامل adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Uzbek
1 entries- mukammal adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Vietnamese
4 entries- hoàn hảo adj (without fault or mistake)
- hoàn mĩ adj (excellent and delightful in all respects)
- hoàn thành adj (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action)
- hoàn toàn adj (fitting its definition precisely)
Welsh
3 entries- i'r dim adj (excellent and delightful in all respects)
- perffaith adj (fitting its definition precisely)
- perffaith adj (without fault or mistake)
Sample sentences
38 total sentences available.
You've done a perfect job.
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Your answer is anything but perfect.
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Your answer is far from perfect.
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