imperfects
Items with blemishes
Imperfects are items sold at reduced prices because of minor flaws or irregularities—clothing with small defects, pottery with slight blemishes: The outlet sells factory imperfects at half price.
The term appears in retail contexts where manufacturers offer seconds alongside first-quality goods.
In grammar, imperfects refers to verb forms expressing incomplete or ongoing past action.
Imperfection in something
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- dentShallow surface depression
- chipSmall broken-off piece
crack · scuff · mark · spot · stain · bruise · discoloration · gouge
Time units, or extras
- bruisedInjured beneath skin
- misshapenAbnormally or poorly formed
- food wasteDiscarded edible matter
- culledSelected for removal
Wrong action or decision
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- glitchMinor system fault
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- typoPrinting mistake
misprint · fault · omission · blunder · miscalculation · inaccuracy · discrepancy · inconsistency
Strained or nervous
- aspectFeature or dimension
- verb formInflected action word
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- preteriteSimple past tense
perfective · progressive · continuous · habitual · iterative · morphology · inflection · past tense
Quality from past eras
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- patinaSurface film from aging
- heirloomInherited family treasure
memorabilia · ephemera · curiosities · relics · time-worn · provenance · curio · period piece
Absence of balanced form
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- nonstandardDeparting from established norms
- atypicalNot conforming to type
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
unconventional · eccentric · peculiar · anomalous · variant · outlier · unique · idiosyncratic
flaw
Imperfection in something
chip · crack · scuff · mark · spot · stain · bruise · discoloration · gouge · nick
seconds
Time units, or extras
- bruisedInjured beneath skin
- misshapenAbnormally or poorly formed
- food wasteDiscarded edible matter
mistake
Wrong action or decision
typo · misprint · fault · omission · blunder · miscalculation · inaccuracy · discrepancy · inconsistency · defective
tense
Strained or nervous
- aspectFeature or dimension
- verb formInflected action word
- conjugationVerb form variation system
preterite · perfective · progressive · continuous · habitual · iterative · morphology · inflection · past tense · grammatical aspect
vintage
Quality from past eras
heirloom · memorabilia · ephemera · curiosities · relics · time-worn · provenance · curio · period piece · restoration
asymmetry
Absence of balanced form
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- nonstandardDeparting from established norms
- atypicalNot conforming to type
quirky · unconventional · eccentric · peculiar · anomalous · variant · outlier · unique · idiosyncratic · deviation
imperfectsfirsts
Earliest occurrences of something
perfects · perfect tenses · A-grade · top-quality · prime
- imperfect tenseGrammatical form for incomplete actions
- imperfect rhymeApproximate sonic correspondence