PERFECTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PERFECTION?

Need another word that means the same as “perfection”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “perfection” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Perfection” are: beau ideal, idol, paragon, flawlessness, ne plus ultra, excellence, sublimity, exquisiteness, magnificence, faultlessness, impeccability, immaculateness, the ideal, a paragon, the ne plus ultra, the beau idéal, a nonpareil, the last word, the ultimate, a dream, improvement, betterment, refinement, refining, perfecting, polishing, amelioration

Perfection as a Noun

Definitions of "Perfection" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “perfection” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The action or process of improving something until it is faultless.
• A person or thing considered to be perfect.
• An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept.
• The act of making something perfect.
• The state or quality of being perfect.
• The state of being without a flaw or defect.

Synonyms of "Perfection" as a noun (27 Words)

a dream	A state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality.
a nonpareil	Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal.
a paragon	An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept.
amelioration	The act of making something better; improvement. Progress brings with it the amelioration of the human condition.
beau ideal	A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
betterment	An improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility. They believed that what they were doing was vital for the betterment of society.
excellence	The quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree. Awards for excellence.
exquisiteness	Extreme beauty of a delicate sort.
faultlessness	The quality of being without an error or fault.
flawlessness	The state of being without a flaw or defect.
idol	A material effigy that is worshipped. A soccer idol.
immaculateness	The state of being spotlessly clean.
impeccability	The quality of being exempt from sin or incapable of sinning.
improvement	A change for the better; progress in development. Home improvements.
magnificence	The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand. The magnificence of the surrounding countryside.
ne plus ultra	A useful or valuable quality.
paragon	A person or thing viewed as a model of excellence. Your cook is a paragon.
perfecting	A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect.
polishing	A preparation used in polishing. Every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing.
refinement	The improvement or clarification of something by the making of small changes. Her carefully cultivated veneer of refinement.
refining	The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.
sublimity	Nobility in thought or feeling or style.
the beau idéal	A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.
the ideal	Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal.
the last word	Holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes.
the ne plus ultra	The arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers.
the ultimate	The finest or most superior quality of its kind.

Usage Examples of "Perfection" as a noun

• I am told that she is perfection itself.
• The satiny perfection of her skin.
• Among the key tasks was the perfection of new mechanisms of economic management.
• His pursuit of golfing perfection.

Associations of "Perfection" (30 Words)

absolute	(of a ruler) having unrestricted power. Dom Miguel proclaimed himself absolute monarch.
apotheosis	The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god. Death spared Pompey the task of having to account for the apotheosis of Caesar.
beauty	Good; excellent (used as a general term of approval). The artistry and beauty of football.
best	To the highest degree; most (used with verbs suggesting a desirable action or state or a successful outcome. The best dressed man in Britain.
blameless	Free of guilt; not subject to blame. Has lived a blameless life.
chaste	Morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse. Chaste Classical symmetry.
doubtless	Without doubt; certainly. The company would doubtless find the reduced competition to their liking.
excellence	An outstanding feature or quality. A centre of academic excellence.
exemplify	Be characteristic of. The best dry sherry is exemplified by the fino of Jerez.
flawless	Without a flaw. Her smooth flawless skin.
good	In a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard good is a nonstandard dialectal variant for well. Good manners.
ideal	Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence embodying an ideal. You re my ideal of how a man should be.
immaculate	Uniformly coloured without spots or other marks. Timing and technique were immaculate.
impeccable	Not capable of sin. Speaks impeccable French.
innocent	Lacking intent or capacity to injure. Innocent of literary merit.
nonesuch	A small Eurasian medick which is widely grown as a constituent of grazing pasture.
nonpareil	An old type size equal to six points (larger than ruby). The team s nonpareil center fielder.
optimal	Most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied. Optimal concentration of a drug.
paragon	A person or thing viewed as a model of excellence. Your cook is a paragon.
perfect	Make perfect or complete. Perfect happiness.
pristine	Clean and fresh as if new; spotless. Handed her his pristine white handkerchief.
pure	Being chromatically pure not diluted with white or grey or black. The jacket was pure wool.
saint	Declare a dead person to be a saint. She s a saint to go on living with that man.
sinless	Free from sin. The sinless life of Christ.
spotless	Without faults or moral blemishes; pure. Spotless behaviour is seemingly the norm in his organization.
unaffected	Emotionally unmoved. Entirely unaffected by each other s writings.
unblemished	Free from physical or moral spots or stains. An unblemished complexion.
unstained	Without soil or spot or stain. His unstained jeans.
unsullied	(of reputation) free from blemishes. The unsullied snow of mountains.
virtuous	Chaste (typically used of a woman). She considered herself very virtuous because she neither drank nor smoked.