flawless

adjective

ˈflȯ-ləs How to pronounce flawless (audio)
Definition of flawlessnext
as in perfect
being entirely without fault or flaw a flawless performance of the piano concerto

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Recent Examples of flawless His 49ers’ debut was far from flawless, but playing tackle football meant a lot considering his past year. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 John Stewart — one of the most physically flawless humans to ever walk the planet Earth (and played quite credibly by Aaron Pierre) — can’t get no respect. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 The Xgimi Horizon 20 Pro pairs 4,100 ISO lumens with lossless optical lens shift for a flawless performance. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026 Most makeup artists will tell you a good base is the key to a flawless makeup look. — Anna Traver, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flawless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flawless
  1. perfect
  2. ideal
  3. excellent
  4. immaculate
  5. superb
Adjective
  • Members of the search-and-rescue team who helped save the friends say the area is extremely treacherous and potentially dangerous even in daylight and perfect conditions.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • There is no perfect way to create player eligibility for a prospect ranking.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of perfect
Adjective
  • Your ideal portion depends on your overall eating pattern, blood sugar goals, medications, and individual carbohydrate needs.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Designed by Mies van der Rohe, Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie offers up the ideal venue for Brancusi’s crisp distillations of form, at least in theory.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of ideal
Adjective
  • Simashev is excellent defensively and on retrievals and tilts the ice in his favor.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As far as pop stars who happen to also be thoughtful and excellent songwriters go, Kahan is in the upper ranks.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of excellent
Adjective
  • Old money nails are immaculate manicures featuring classic and neutral colors.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The vibes for Mike McCarthy and Eli Heidenreich over the last few months have been immaculate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of immaculate
Adjective
  • Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert) Aimee Lou Wood and Johnny Flynn are superb as Anna and Fyodor Dostoevsky in Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert’s acerbic and joyful period film.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Segovia produced a superb spin before firing into the far corner.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of superb

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