Synonyms & related words for imperfection

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of imperfection — including defectiveness, shortcoming, incompleteness, blemish, fallibility, foible. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to imperfection

Explore words related to imperfection — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include imperfectness, flaws, faultiness, flawing, imperfect, defects, unevenness, perfectness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for imperfection

Common synonyms for imperfection include defectiveness, shortcoming, incompleteness, blemish, fallibility, foible, inadequacy, deficiency — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does imperfection come from?

The word imperfection breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fec-, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.