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a person who wants things to be done perfectly or who tries to do things perfectly
I'm a bit of a perfectionist, which makes it difficult for me to finish things sometimes.
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Recent Examples of perfectionist
Giorgio Armani was a perfectionist in the truest sense.
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Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
This isn't about perfectionists but intentional development across all dimensions of leadership.
—Aurelien Mangano, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There is far more about his perfectionist’s attention to the details of preparing the show.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
This Earth sign can be quite the perfectionist, preferring order and discernment over anything remotely vague and careless.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Janet, however, was a shy perfectionist.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Performance coach Brian Levenson writes about the pro athlete being the opposite of a perfectionist when competing, shifting to being playful, intuitive, confident and adaptable instead.
—Eric Zillmer, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Gillotte is a bit of a perfectionist, which will serve him well down the line.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Brady is a perfectionist and has undoubtedly been putting in lots of work on his craft this offseason.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
This isn't about perfectionists but intentional development across all dimensions of leadership.
—Aurelien Mangano, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There is far more about his perfectionist’s attention to the details of preparing the show.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
This Earth sign can be quite the perfectionist, preferring order and discernment over anything remotely vague and careless.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Janet, however, was a shy perfectionist.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Performance coach Brian Levenson writes about the pro athlete being the opposite of a perfectionist when competing, shifting to being playful, intuitive, confident and adaptable instead.
—Eric Zillmer, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Gillotte is a bit of a perfectionist, which will serve him well down the line.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Brady is a perfectionist and has undoubtedly been putting in lots of work on his craft this offseason.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfectionist
dreamer
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From vengeful resurrections to satanic rituals, shoplifters waging war on capitalism to secret cults, shadow selves to harrowing births, these genre-defying films crown the Dolls as auteurs, protagonists, dreamers, and disruptors.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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My friend, the late Dr. Dorothy I. Height, once described me as a dreamer with a shovel in my hands.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Perfectionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfectionist. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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