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 law is imperfect and barriers to testing persist.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Everyone loves a good love story and everyone loves an imperfect hero.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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For the past couple of years as the Yankees often looked fundamentally flawed and too one-dimensional in their quest for their first world championship since 2009, Brian Cashman took frequent bashings for his roster construction.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Benson's attorney, Jamie Hubbard, said the prosecution was both legally flawed and politically troubling.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snap are also involved in a major federal trial in the Northern District of California involving similar claims that the companies misled consumers and built defective apps with features that fostered unhealthy and addictive behaviors in teens and children.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Haber's colleague, Daniel Levin, filed the lawsuit in March, accusing Riverwalk East Developers, LLC of overseeing defective work, supported by engineering and plumbing inspection results.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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“Fallible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallible. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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