as in imperfect
capable of making mistakes or being wrong
She was a perfectionist who failed to realize that humans are inherently fallible.
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Recent Examples of fallible
As written by Kelley (in his first non-crime drama in over a decade), Fanning’s titular lead is smart but fallible.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
That makes the killers kind of human and fallible and clumsy, and these movies get a lot of mileage out of the slapstick shenanigans of their slasher chases.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Advertisement The fallible quad god Skating.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
No amount of blank ink, however, can cover the fact that the Robotaxis are getting into accidents at a high rate — a rate, Electrek calculates, that’s not only worse than its competitors, but the fallible human drivers it’s supposed to outmode.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Feb. 2026
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
That makes the killers kind of human and fallible and clumsy, and these movies get a lot of mileage out of the slapstick shenanigans of their slasher chases.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Advertisement The fallible quad god Skating.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
No amount of blank ink, however, can cover the fact that the Robotaxis are getting into accidents at a high rate — a rate, Electrek calculates, that’s not only worse than its competitors, but the fallible human drivers it’s supposed to outmode.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallible
Adjective
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The pattern is imperfect, but many of the worst performers are one-party Republican states, while the underperforming rich states are mostly dominated by Democrats.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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This architecture, however imperfect, preserved a clear line of accountability.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Underneath Carrey’s wild performance, the actor was keen to inject an unlikely slice of empathy into a very flawed character.—
Simon Bland,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
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Without data that is relatively complete, normalized and updated, AI will present bad information, which can lead to a flawed decision.—
Troy Holaday,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Spinraza works on the defective gene to produce more of the missing protein.—
Ciara McCarthy
June 15,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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Under state law, Attorney General James Uthmeier would be required to amend the ballot summary if it is found to be defective.—
Gray Rohrer,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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“Fallible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallible. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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