as in defective
having a fault
an imperfect representation of the circumstances surrounding Paul Revere's famous ride
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Recent Examples of imperfect
The resulting story of Pope Leo’s lineage shines a light on our imperfect American history while bringing an extra layer of pride to people from Louisiana.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 May 2025
Characters face countless obstacles in the endlessly dangerous and hopeless landscape of The Last of Us—but imperfect hair, weirdly, is not one of them.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 11 May 2025
Because humans are imperfect, and that's what makes art, and that's what makes the human experience.
—Elizabeth Stanton , Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Though the system’s predictions were imperfect, Israel used it at the start of the war in Gaza to help choose attack targets.
—Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 May 2025
Characters face countless obstacles in the endlessly dangerous and hopeless landscape of The Last of Us—but imperfect hair, weirdly, is not one of them.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 11 May 2025
Because humans are imperfect, and that's what makes art, and that's what makes the human experience.
—Elizabeth Stanton , Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Though the system’s predictions were imperfect, Israel used it at the start of the war in Gaza to help choose attack targets.
—Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperfect
Adjective
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That leads estate planners to recommend to some clients an intentionally defective grantor trust (IDGT).—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The parts planning team, which uses a separate system with different data, mistakenly orders a big batch of the now defective parts before getting the update.—
Sean O'Neill,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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To say that 2024 is an excellent vintage or a bad vintage is not true.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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In Your Lawn Clover isn't a bad plant to have growing amongst the grass.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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This approach is flawed and increasingly dangerous for people and the economy.—
Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Petition gathering is flawed, to be sure, but many mistakes are out of carelessness, not fraud, and laws already exist to punish willful violators.—
Steve Bousquet,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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“Imperfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperfect. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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