Synonyms for imperfect
ɪmˈpɜr fɪktim·per·fect

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1. imperfectadjective

   Synonyms:
   defective

2. imperfectadjective

   Not perfect

   Synonyms:
   defective

   Antonyms:
   perfect

3. imperfectadjective

   unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.

   Synonyms:
   defective

   Antonyms:
   perfect

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1. imperfect

   Synonyms:
   bad, blemished, corrupt, corrupted, defaced, defective, deficient, deformed, fallible, faulty, incomplete, inferior, insufficient, marred, meager, perverted, poor, ruined, scant, short, spoiled, worthless

   Antonyms:
   absolute, accurate, blameless, complete, completed, consummate, correct, entire, faultless, finished, holy, ideal, immaculate, perfect, sinless, spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled

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1. progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tenseadjective

   a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

   Synonyms:
   liberal, progressive, liberalist, imperfect tense, progressive tense, continuous tense

   Antonyms:
   unflawed, immaculate, idealized, errorless, cold, consummate, complete, uncorrupted, flawless, pluperfect, impeccable, perfectible, clean, down pat(p), undefiled, idyllic, clear, faultless, nonhuman, idealised, mastered, ideal, mint(a), down, perfect

2. imperfectadjective

   not perfect; defective or inadequate

   "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"

   Synonyms:
   fallible, frail, weak

   Antonyms:
   clear, flawless, errorless, ideal, mastered, idealised, immaculate, mint(a), idealized, faultless, pluperfect, nonhuman, clean, consummate, down pat(p), cold, perfectible, down, impeccable, undefiled, complete, perfect, unflawed, idyllic, uncorrupted

3. fallible, frail, imperfect, weakadjective

   wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

   "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"

   Synonyms:
   weak, watery, infirm, unaccented, weakly, rickety, debile, delicate, sapless, frail, washy, faint, decrepit, light, fallible, feeble, fragile

   Antonyms:
   idealised, pluperfect, perfect, idealized, flawless, nonhuman, down pat(p), uncorrupted, undefiled, down, mint(a), idyllic, mastered, clear, errorless, consummate, clean, cold, faultless, impeccable, perfectible, unflawed, ideal, immaculate, complete

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1. slightly damaged

   the opposite of perfect ; to have fault

   Submitted by acronimous on June 6, 2014  

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1. imperfectadjective

   Synonyms:
   defective, incomplete, faulty, not entire

2. imperfectadjective

   Synonyms:
   weak, frail, erring

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1. imperfectadjective

   Synonyms:
   defective, faulty, deficient, undeveloped, abortive, fallible, frail, errable

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1. List of paraphrases for "imperfect":

   flawed, incomplete, inchoate, perfect

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How to use imperfect in a sentence?

1. John Ruskin:

   It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless an important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect, no good work whatever can be perfect.

2. Lawrence Kleinman:

   But it's not fully sufficient because it's imperfect. They're all imperfect layers.

3. Bernd Meyring:

   Where digital content is geoblocked this can often be a result of national intellectual property rights. Assessing whether this is a genuine concern or a pretext to separate the internal market is a delicate exercise in each of these cases, given all the limitations of existing tools, legislation would be a far more appropriate tool to deal with the issue than trying to use an imperfect tool box.

4. Tom Gilbert:

   To me the real benefit of any de-extinction project such as this is the awesomeness of it. Doing it seems very justified to me simply because it will excite people about science, nature, conservation, and we sure as hell need that in the wonderful citizens of our world if we are to survive into the future. But... do the stakeholders realize what they will get will not be the thylacine but some imperfect hybrid ? What we don't need is yet more people disappointed( or) feeling cheated by science.

5. J. R. R. Tolkien, Letter to Michael Tolkien, March 1941:

   Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to.