FALLIBLE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

fallible

adjective

Definition of fallible

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 Los Angeles ultimately regrouped in plenty of time to win its second straight World Series, but the Dodgers are again proving fallible at a time when the Padres are scuffling. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026 What’s important in any game, and more so in the playoffs, is not to give them an opportunity to be fallible. — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 Republican leaders have criticized the surplus mechanism for funding the endowment as a fallible gimmick. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026 As written by Kelley (in his first non-crime drama in over a decade), Fanning’s titular lead is smart but fallible. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fallible

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Room numbers are handwritten on the doors rather than printed—an intentionally imperfect detail that nods to Berlin’s slightly rough-around-the-edges character.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026
Second, shame tolerance, launching imperfect products early, overcoming discomfort with being seen unfinished.

— Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of imperfect

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Thomas Tuchel – for all his talk of remodelling England – didn’t ultimately deviate from the old flawed system.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 24 July 2026
For Yard Act’s 2022 debut, The Overload, the quartet chiseled flamboyant caricatures of British life and portrayed their flawed country with an abrasive, punishing tone.

— Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

Definition of flawed

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The voluntary recall was initiated after PT Organics Limited’s packaging supplier recalled a production run of defective pouches last week.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Sherrill faulted the software vendor responsible for the defective system, the MVC for taking roughly a year to resolve the problem, and the previous administration for failing to disclose the error once it had been identified publicly.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2026

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