LETTER-PERFECT Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

letter-perfect

adjective

ˈle-tər-ˈpər-fikt

Definition of letter-perfect

as in perfect

being entirely without fault or flaw the actress's recitation was letter-perfect

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Recent Examples of letter-perfect General manager Chris MacFarland’s trade deadline additions — Nicolas Roy, Nazem Kadri, Nick Blankenburg — loom larger by the week, letter-perfect finishing touches to a core of Makar, Nathan MacKinnon, Necas, Gabriel Landeskog and The Lumberyard between the pipes. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 14 May 2026 The Bezos peacock swagger is letter-perfect Travolta. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 But there are letter-perfect rhymes tucked inside, as if to provide extra structural support, a kind of poetic insurance. — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Coach Prime is almost letter-perfect for this epoch of the college game, teetering in the limbo between a century of quasi-scholastic servitude and an inevitable future of unionization, contracts, collective bargaining and regulated talent movement. — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025 Adames is a dead-pull launch angle guy, Bregman has been a letter-perfect fit for his Houston home park, and Alonso is an all-or-nothing power-before-hit guy with limited complementary skills. — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Quite apart from letter-perfect memorization of reams of dialogue, her comedic timing was innate, the planning meticulous and the performance no holds barred. — Alfred Gough, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for letter-perfect

Adjective

Their aggression on the bases wasn’t perfect — Koss and Drew Gilbert were both picked off — but the Giants have clearly made the steal more of a priority.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Beyond these coolers, there are several other styles of cooler boxes and bags perfect for a day at the beach.

— Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026

Definition of perfect

Adjective

The outdoor swimming pool and loungers overlook the surrounding countryside, and the sauna in a traditional dome is ideal for aching legs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Shulman rarely leaves New York to do theater anymore, but the timing in this case was ideal, as her New York apartment is undergoing big renovations.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Definition of ideal

Adjective

Young was flawless until the final hole, his tee shot finding a pot bunker.

— Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
The Spaniards have taken the air out of the balls, played keep-away, erected a flawless defensive fortress, and hijacked tournament brackets from far more direct teams like France and England.

— Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Definition of flawless

Adjective

Edoya, where brushes have been made by hand since 1718, is around the corner, and Nexpect, an excellent specialty coffee shop, is a short walk away.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Namely stage 13 when the race split into pieces, Tom Pidcock climbed back up the GC, Pedersen had to make a desperate attempt to reach Philipsen up the road to defend green, and the excellent Mauro Schmid got the victory his talent deserves.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of excellent

Adjective

There are some superb central defenders who have not made our list, which just highlights the level Vidic reached.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Small is a superb route runner, while Everhart is the type of athlete who can turn a jet sweep or bubble screen into a chunk play.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026

Definition of superb

Adjective

Justine loves vintage, so the Mortons always look amazing, in clothing passed from generation to generation and kept in immaculate repair.

— Scott Westerfeld, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
This finish is an example of his two-footedness, enabling him to play across the forward line, and the immaculate timing of his runs.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of immaculate

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