as in imperfect
capable of making mistakes or being wrong
She was a perfectionist who failed to realize that humans are inherently fallible.
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Recent Examples of fallible
Expecting one fallible human being to bear the burden of such power and responsibility is dangerous and unnecessary.
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Anthony Lake, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2024
Her belief is that humans are fallible, feeble creatures that will always careen toward their own destruction.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
It’s universally accepted—but almost as universally overlooked—that people are fallible.
—Mike Murchison, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Analysts and organizations alike are fallible, forced to make judgments with incomplete information.
—Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
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Anthony Lake, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2024
Her belief is that humans are fallible, feeble creatures that will always careen toward their own destruction.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
It’s universally accepted—but almost as universally overlooked—that people are fallible.
—Mike Murchison, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Analysts and organizations alike are fallible, forced to make judgments with incomplete information.
—Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallible
Adjective
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Data protection laws, which exist in the European Union and, somewhat ironically, China, are an imperfect but necessary starting point.—
Johanna Costigan,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Because private schools can draw students from different districts, comparing their racial composition to a single district’s public schools is imperfect.—
Sergio Hernandez,
ProPublica,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Better than biogas Despite the shortcomings of California’s decision to value manure biogas so highly, there was some logic — however flawed — to the decision.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
13 Jan. 2025
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But an analysis by the Associated Press late last year found the study had relied on old and flawed data to make its conclusions.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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In a statement to Digital Trends, LG said the LED TVs, which weigh up to 101.2 pounds with stands, aren't defective on their own.—
Scharon Harding,
Ars Technica,
13 Jan. 2023
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Jurors in Gwinnett County, northeast of Atlanta, returned the verdict in the years-long civil case involving what the plaintiffs’ lawyers called dangerously defective roofs on Ford pickup trucks, lawyer James Butler Jr. said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Aug. 2022
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