All imperfect synonyms
im·per·fect
I i adj imperfect
- rudimentary — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- inexact — not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.
- sketchy — like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials. Synonyms: cursory, rough, meager, crude.
- immature — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- warped — to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring.
- limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- junk — narcotics, especially heroin.
- partial — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- garbage — discarded animal and vegetable matter, as from a kitchen; refuse.
- dud — a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
- low — to utter by or as by lowing.
- sick — afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
- lemon — the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- minus — less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four.
- amiss — If you say that something is amiss, you mean there is something wrong.
- below par — If you say that someone or something is below par or under par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- damaged — injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
- defective — If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.
- deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
- faulty — having faults or defects; imperfect.
- impaired — weakened, diminished, or damaged: impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge.
- injured — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- patchy — characterized by or made up of patches.
- two-bit — costing twenty-five cents.
- undeveloped — not developed.
- unfinished — not finished; incomplete or unaccomplished.
- unsound — not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind.
- vicious — addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
- schlocky — schlock (def 1).
- marred — to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
adjective imperfect
- flawed — characterized by flaws; having imperfections: a flawed gem; a seriously flawed piece of work.
- unsatisfactory — not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.
- inadequate — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- disfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfigure.