Synonyms of perfecting

perfecting

verb

present participle of perfect

1

as in finishing

to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done

perfected the arrangements for their long-awaited European vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finishing
• completing
• polishing
• finalizing
• consummating
• accomplishing
• doing
• fulfilling
• executing
• improving
• getting through
• achieving
• effecting
• refining
• performing
• enhancing
• amending
• bettering
• sticking out
• carrying out
• enriching
• ameliorating
• shining
• machining
• following through (with)
• carrying through
• discharging
• meliorating
• rounding (off or out)
• touching up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandoning
• dropping
• discontinuing
• quitting
• forsaking
• deserting

2

as in improving

to make better

an art teacher who seems to believe that you can always perfect a painting with some additional brush strokes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improving
• enhancing
• refining
• amending
• helping
• upgrading
• bettering
• remediating
• remedying
• ameliorating
• enriching
• reinforcing
• correcting
• rectifying
• strengthening
• meliorating
• revising
• reforming
• rehabilitating
• intensifying
• editing
• honing
• polishing
• reworking
• refurbishing
• fine-tuning
• revamping
• boosting
• fortifying
• fining
• emending
• redrafting
• rehabbing
• beefing (up)
• retouching
• touching up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsening
• impairing
• damaging
• harming
• injuring
• spoiling
• hurting
• reducing
• vitiating
• tarnishing
• diminishing
• marring
• disfiguring
• lowering
• defacing
• blighting
• lessening
• endamaging
• flawing
• blemishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perfecting

Since Lawrence began acting, the red carpet glam process has become much more intensive, often requiring hours with stylists, makeup artists and hairstylists perfecting their clients’ looks. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

The best ones featured skin-perfecting ingredients like retinol, ceramides, glycerin, niacinamide, peptides, collagen, and caffeine to smooth and firm skin. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026

Home bakers keep bubbling starters on their counters, swap tips online and treat each loaf like a project worth perfecting. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Brady and the team have spent the last year perfecting the new program. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

Take Royal Asscher, the Amsterdam diamond house founded in 1854, which has spent six generations perfecting the art of cutting a stone. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

For Caruso, perfecting the OS means strengthening how value flows back to publishers and TV manufacturers. — Travis Clark, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Mother Nature spent millions of years perfecting the maple seed’s gentle spiral to the forest floor and the fish’s swift flick through open water. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

The rest of the time is spent advocating for their place and perfecting their visual identity. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026