Perfecting
Synonyms for perfect
verb polish; achieve
hone
accomplish
develop
refine
cultivate
carry out
realize
improve
finish
complete
perform
crown
elaborate
idealize
smooth
slick
effect
consummate
fulfill
ameliorate
round
put finishing touch on
Antonyms for perfecting
decrease
damage
ignore
destroy
ruin
fail
stop
neglect
forget
halt
not finish
Usage Notes
A few usage guides still object to the use of comparison words such as more, most, nearly, almost, and rather with perfect on the grounds that perfect describes an absolute, yes-or-no condition that cannot logically be said to exist in varying degrees. The English language has never agreed to this limitation. Since its earliest use in the 13th century, perfect has, like almost all adjectives, been compared, first in the now obsolete forms perfecter and perfectest, and more recently with more, most, and similar comparison words: the most perfect arrangement of color and line imaginable. Perfect is compared in most of its general senses in all varieties of speech and writing. After all, one of the objectives of the writers of the U.S. Constitution was “to form a more perfect union.” See also complete, unique.
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