IMPERFECT Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

imperfect

adjective

(ˌ)im-ˈpər-fikt

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as in defective

having a fault an imperfect representation of the circumstances surrounding Paul Revere's famous ride

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Recent Examples on the Web The intensity of those childhood experiences combined with the memory-rich sense of that special place leap across decades to find us here today in our very imperfect present. —

Bruce Beehler, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2024 Snag imperfect but functional pottery pieces made by the beloved East Fork Pottery at Durham's Counter Culture Coffee (812 Mallard Ave) between 11am and 4pm Saturday. —

Lucille Sherman, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024 Her hair is tousled and tumbles in a perfectly imperfect, undone fashion over her shoulders. —

Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 30 July 2024 As imperfect as those indicators have proved to be, both the positive and negative experience indexes are highly correlated with gross domestic product per capita, says Julie Ray, lead author of the report. —

Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for imperfect

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