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
Bob had to be valiant, dictatorial, curious, ever listening, wily, playful, deluded, strategic, flirtatious, fallible, political, and willing to protect and persevere against all doubters, critics, compass navigators, naysayers well intentioned or not.
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Aug. 2025
But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Aug. 2025
But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallible
Adjective
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There were some imperfect moments, though.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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It’s founded on the principle that training perfectly yields imperfect results.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The series radiates warmth, celebrates flawed but generally well-meaning people—particularly men—coming together to learn how to show themselves and those around them the love everyone deserves.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The foundation of the roster is flawed There was a point during the exhibition season where Miami was down to one healthy running back.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Inspectors also found missing and defective smoke detectors and a non-functional fire alarm panel, Rushin said.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Despite the large number of vehicles recalled, the report stated that just 1% of the items are estimated to actually be defective.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Fallible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallible. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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