as in defective
having a fault
an imperfect representation of the circumstances surrounding Paul Revere's famous ride
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Recent Examples of imperfect
Then, the clay is shaped and textured to resemble soft, imperfect paper.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025
That this exchange between Fatima and her mother stops short of being an explicit breakthrough is significant, an acknowledgement that the outcomes of situations like these are often imperfect.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
And that’s because our knowledge is still imperfect.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 16 May 2025
But in reality, leadership is learned—and lived—at the dinner table; in the car ride to practice; during the messy, imperfect, real moments of daily life.
—Leisse Wilcox, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025
That this exchange between Fatima and her mother stops short of being an explicit breakthrough is significant, an acknowledgement that the outcomes of situations like these are often imperfect.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
And that’s because our knowledge is still imperfect.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 16 May 2025
But in reality, leadership is learned—and lived—at the dinner table; in the car ride to practice; during the messy, imperfect, real moments of daily life.
—Leisse Wilcox, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperfect
Adjective
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That leads estate planners to recommend to some clients an intentionally defective grantor trust (IDGT).—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The parts planning team, which uses a separate system with different data, mistakenly orders a big batch of the now defective parts before getting the update.—
Sean O'Neill,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That cartilage injury was worse than expected, and Jiménez could miss all or most of this season rehabbing.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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And that is disruptive, but not necessarily bad for the industry.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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In every case, flawed data doesn’t just slow down hiring.—
Hariharan Kolam,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The logic Daly uses to justify not making changes is just so inherently flawed.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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“Imperfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperfect. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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