perfection
State without flaw
Perfection is the state of being without flaw or defect—complete, accurate, and excellent in every way.
The word often describes an ideal that may be unattainable: Perfection is the enemy of good.
Something done to perfection is done exactly right: The steak was cooked to perfection.
A person who is perfection embodies an ideal: She was absolute perfection in that role.
Completely without blemish
- pristinePure and untouched
- faultlessFree from any defect
- unblemishedFree from any defect
- impeccableFree from any defect
spotless · flawless · seamless · error-free · untarnished · unmarred · unsullied · pure
Perfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
- paragonFlawless model to emulate
model · prototype · paradigm · apotheosis · embodiment · acme · apex · zenith
State of achieved purpose
- realizationGrasping what's true
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- culminationHighest or final point
- consummationFinal completion or achievement
fruition · finalization · actualization · attainment · execution · maturation · ripeness · wholeness
Of or from gods
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
bliss · holiness · sanctity · beatitude · sublime · sacred · heavenly · glorification
Complete skill or control
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
proficiency · skillfulness · artistry · craftsmanship · superiority · distinction · eminence · preeminence
Hard to find
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- utopianImpractically perfect in conception
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- SisypheanEndlessly, pointlessly laborious
unreachable · idealistic · illusory · chimerical · unachievable · unrealizable · futile · mirage
immaculate
Completely without blemish
- pristinePure and untouched
- faultlessFree from any defect
- unblemishedFree from any defect
impeccable · spotless · flawless · seamless · error-free · untarnished · unmarred · unsullied · pure · untouched
epitome
Perfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
paragon · model · prototype · paradigm · apotheosis · embodiment · acme · apex · zenith · pinnacle
fulfillment
State of achieved purpose
- realizationGrasping what's true
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- culminationHighest or final point
consummation · fruition · finalization · actualization · attainment · execution · maturation · ripeness · wholeness · totality
divine
Of or from gods
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
nirvana · bliss · holiness · sanctity · beatitude · sublime · sacred · heavenly · glorification · salvation
mastery
Complete skill or control
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
genius · proficiency · skillfulness · artistry · craftsmanship · superiority · distinction · eminence · preeminence · prowess
elusive
Hard to find
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- utopianImpractically perfect in conception
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
Sisyphean · unreachable · idealistic · illusory · chimerical · unachievable · unrealizable · futile · mirage · fantasy
pursuit
Act of chasing something
drive · endeavor · goal · dream · reach · climb · self-improvement · refinement · polishing · honing
- aestheticsaesthetics, aesthetic, beauty, beautiful, ugly
- paradiseparadise, Eden, edenic, Garden of Eden, elysian
- Slang Successnail it, crush it, kill it, slay, smash it
- extreme wordsinfinity, absolute, ultimate, supreme, maximum
- golden agegolden age, paradise, Eden, utopia, Arcadia
- idealsideal, utopia, archetypes, models, paradise
perfectionimperfection
Fault or shortcoming
flaw · defect · mediocrity · imperfectness · inferiority
perfectionimperfection
Fault or shortcoming
inexactness · inaccuracy · imprecision · incompleteness · inexactitude
perfectionruin
Complete destruction or collapse
destruction · damage · decay · deterioration · corruption
- moral perfectionComplete virtue without flaw
- divine perfectionAbsolute sacred completeness
- progress not perfectionValuing improvement over faultlessness
- spiritual perfectionComplete moral and divine attainment
imperfection, perfecting, perfectionist, imperfections, perfectionism, perfectionists, perfections, perfectible, perfective