Synonyms of perfects

perfects

verb

present tense third-person singular of perfect

1

as in completes

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

perfected the arrangements for their long-awaited European vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• completes
• finishes
• consummates
• finalizes
• accomplishes
• fulfills
• polishes
• executes
• gets through
• does
• improves
• achieves
• refines
• performs
• enhances
• enriches
• effects
• sticks out
• follows through (with)
• shines
• amends
• ameliorates
• betters
• carries out
• machines
• carries through
• discharges
• rounds (off or out)
• meliorates
• touches up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandons
• drops
• quits
• forsakes
• discontinues
• deserts

2

as in improves

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

• improves
• enhances
• refines
• enriches
• helps
• ameliorates
• amends
• remediates
• betters
• remedies
• upgrades
• reinforces
• corrects
• meliorates
• strengthens
• rectifies
• intensifies
• revises
• rehabilitates
• reworks
• emends
• reforms
• refurbishes
• edits
• boosts
• fine-tunes
• fortifies
• hones
• revamps
• fines
• polishes
• redrafts
• rehabs
• retouches
• beefs (up)
• touches up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsens
• impairs
• injures
• hurts
• vitiates
• damages
• harms
• flaws
• tarnishes
• reduces
• spoils
• disfigures
• diminishes
• lowers
• blights
• defaces
• lessens
• mars
• endamages
• blemishes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perfects

Some furniture polishes may be helpful to use as a double-acting cleaner and polisher that removes grime and perfects the finish of your cabinets to give them a like-new feel after cleaning. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

Each reiteration and exaggeration of Mary’s bad behavior is another civic stroke of the chisel that perfects the monumental Lincoln in our collective imagination. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026

Each reiteration and exaggeration of Mary’s bad behavior is another civic stroke of the chisel that perfects the monumental Lincoln in our collective imagination. — Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

Flight Day 4 A second outbound trajectory correction burn on flight day 4 will continue to refine Orion’s path to the Moon as the crew perfects some of their own preparations. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026

Justin realizes that poaching artichokes in wine is delicious; Laurence perfects crispy rice; Sieger figures out how to get Tom to eat okra. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026

Yamada, in New York, perfects that blend of wabi-sabi (beauty in simplicity) and hygge (comfort and coziness), making for a warm, welcoming retreat. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2025

Kidmi Clogs Clogs are having their moment, and this pair perfects the balance of cozy and chic. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025

As China develops anti-satellite weapons and Russia perfects electronic warfare tactics, the US military is making a strategic bet on navigation systems that adversaries cannot silence. — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025