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
CEOs, like anyone else, are human and fallible.
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for fallible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallible
Adjective
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The no-cloning theorem has presented a major challenge for quantum researchers, who have sought to overcome it with solutions such as imperfect cloning and probabilistic cloning, which uses the broadcasting of mixed states.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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In Relationship Goals, his character’s transformation is sincere, but imperfect at times.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To Glover, the Dallas attorney, the need for a case redistribution process is proof the system is flawed.—
Tony Plohetski,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the past, the US failed due to their flawed planning.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Federal Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled that Halligan’s appointment was defective and in violation of the Constitution’s appointments clause.—
Jack Date,
ABC News,
12 Jan. 2026
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It's intended to increase service and reliability for MLGW customers — MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen said the goal was to replace two substation transformers, 10 substation circuit breakers, 2,100 distribution poles and 90,000 feet of defective underground cable each year.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Fallible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallible. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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