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

Not unlike the arsenal of menopause marketing, which includes in its targets women pre- and post-, this exuberance about perfecting our vaginas is aimed at every woman who’s entered the life stage that includes menarche. — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026

How to Conduct a Fair Lineup The story of Ervin Harris illustrates the importance of perfecting lineup procedures. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

Too often, teams spend months perfecting a model before real users see it. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

While her own family has never stepped foot in Taiwan, Lily holds onto the belief that perfecting her Mandarin will finally reconcile the shortcomings of being a diaspora kid. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Knowing how to apply lipstick is one of those essential beauty skills worth mastering, alongside nailing how to apply cream blush and perfecting your base. — Emma-Jade Stoddart, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026

After perfecting the design on their computer, Tiu loaded a drum of yellow ink into the printer. — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

The team at Vienna Institute of Technology, led by physicist Thorsten Schumm, spent over 15 years perfecting the recipe for a crystal that could be used for a nuclear clock. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Sophie Darlington has been filming big African cats since the ‘90s and is still perfecting new ways to tell visually authentic stories of the Animal Kingdom. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026