IMPERFECT Synonyms

• having a defect

• characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules

• marred by imperfections

• having a blemish or flaw

• physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

• not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly

• (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded

• subdued or brought low in condition or status

• tamed or trained to obey

• topographically very uneven

• imperfectly spoken or written

• thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

• weakened and infirm

• destroyed financially

• out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')

• discontinuous

• lacking a part or parts

• harmed or injured or spoiled

• being unjustly brought into disrepute

• of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

• inadequate in amount or degree

• falling short of some prescribed norm

• containing or characterized by error

• having a blemish or flaw

• erroneous

• lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

• of insufficient quantity to meet a need

• not complete or total; not completed

• not yet finished

• displaying a lack of consistency

• not capable of being made consistent or harmonious

• not in agreement

• falling short of some prescribed norm

• not giving satisfaction

• likely to fail or make errors

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

• physically weak

• the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds

• a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)

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

• easily broken or damaged or destroyed

• favoring or promoting progress

• (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases

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

• a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

• favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

• gradually advancing in extent

• (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position

• advancing in severity

• wanting in physical strength

• overly diluted; thin and insipid

• (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

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

• tending downward in price

• deficient or lacking in some skill

• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

• (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection

• not having authority, political strength, or governing power

• deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

• likely to fail under stress or pressure

• deficient in intelligence or mental power

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