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perfection

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of perfection

1 exceptionally high quality

  • Louis Comfort Tiffany produced art glass of such exquisite perfection that he has achieved cult status
Synonyms of perfection

choiceness, distinction, excellence, excellency, first-rateness, greatness, preeminence, primeness, superbness, superiority, supremacy
Words Related to perfection

faultlessness, flawlessness, impeccability, perfectness

goodness, value, worth

consequence, importance, notability
Near Antonyms of perfection

averageness, badness, crumminess, inferiority, mediocrity, ordinariness, worthlessness

2 the most perfect type or example

  • Rembrandtʼs portraits are the perfection of the art of using facial expression, pose, and gesture to reveal the subjectʼs interior life
Synonyms of perfection

acme, apotheosis, beau ideal, byword, classic, epitome, exemplar, ideal, quintessence
Words Related to perfection

archetype, model, prototype

paradigm, standard

nonpareil, paragon

abstract, avatar, embodier, embodiment, incarnation, incorporation, manifestation, personification

height, last word, meridian, ultimate, zenith

benchmark, criterion, touchstone, yardstick

3 the quality or state of being very accurate

  • audio recordings were reaching a level of perfection that earlier technicians had never dreamt possible
Synonyms of perfection

accuracy, accurateness, closeness, delicacy, exactitude, exactness, fineness, nicety, preciseness, precision, rigor, rigorousness, ultraprecision, veracity
Words Related to perfection

correctness, fidelity, rightness, strictness, truth

definiteness, definitiveness, definitude, determinacy

nicety, subtlety

care, carefulness, fastidiousness, meticulousness, persnicketiness
Near Antonyms of perfection

approximation, roundness

falseness, falsity, incorrectness, wrongness

carelessness, guesswork, looseness

indefiniteness, vagueness
Antonyms of perfection

coarseness, impreciseness, imprecision, inaccuracy, inexactitude, inexactness, roughness

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