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defects

NOUN

blemish, imperfection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bug crack deficiency deformity error fault flaw glitch injury irregularity lack mistake shortage shortcoming weakness

STRONG

birthmark blot blotch break catch check discoloration drawback failing foible frailty gap gremlin hole infirmity kink knot mark marring patch rift scar scarcity scratch seam second sin speck spot stain taint unsoundness vice want

WEAK

rough spot weak point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abundance accuracy advantage benefit blessing certainty correction correctness enough good perfection plenty right strength strong point success sufficiency truth

STRONG

blank boon clarity cleanliness closure line

WEAK

improvement

VERB

break from belief, faith

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon abscond depart desert pull out quit reject renounce revolt withdraw

STRONG

apostatize forsake go lapse leave rat rebel renege schism spurn tergiversate turn

WEAK

back out break faith change sides fall away from go back on go over go over the fence run out sell out take a walk tergiverse turn coat walk out on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve come continue persevere remain stay support

WEAK

come in join

Example Sentences

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The Office of Defects Investigation at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the investigation Wednesday after receiving a petition in late November.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

The probe, launched Tuesday by the Office of Defects Investigation at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, covers an estimated 179,071 vehicles.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

"Defects are one of the most difficult physical phenomena to study, because they are very localized and hard to replicate," explained Pelliciari.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

The NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation said the reports were related to self-driving cars hitting pedestrians on crossings in San Francisco.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2023

"Defects in the description of a statutory offence will not be aided by a verdict, nor will the conclusion contra formam statutis cure it."

From Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York by Warburton, A. F.