Definitions

flawed

[flawd] / flɔd /

ADJECTIVE

amiss

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awry improper untoward

WEAK

bad confused crooked erring erroneous fallacious false faulty foul glitched up haywire imperfect inaccurate inappropriate incorrect mistaken out of order sick unfair unlawful unsuitable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

proper suitable

WEAK

good right

ADJECTIVE

damaged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

impaired injured run-down

STRONG

bent blemished busted dinged down flubbed gone hurt marred shot snafued spoiled sunk totaled

WEAK

beat-up fouled-up glitched imperfect in need of repair in poor condition in smithereens kaput loused up messed-up mucked up no-go on the blink on the fritz out of action out of kilter out of whack screwed-up unsound

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy

WEAK

OK fixed mended perfect repaired unbroken undamaged working

ADJECTIVE

defective

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal damaged deficient faulty inadequate insufficient unhealthy unsound

WEAK

amiss blemished impaired imperfect incomplete injured lacking on the bum out of order poor seconds sick subnormal unfinished wanting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adequate ample enough perfect sound strong sufficient well working

WEAK

excellent faultless flawless unbroken

ADJECTIVE

deficient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defective faulty impaired incomplete inferior insufficient lacking scarce skimpy unsatisfactory weak

WEAK

amiss bad damaged exiguous found wanting infrequent injured marred meager not cut out for not enough not make it not up to scratch outta gas rare scant scanty second fiddle second string short shy sketchy third-string unassembled unequal unfinished wanting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abundant adequate enough perfect strong sufficient

WEAK

ample excessive faultless flawless satisfactory superfluous

ADJECTIVE

dysfunctional

Synonyms

WEAK

broken debilitated decayed defective deteriorated inhibited maladjusted malfunctional sick undermined unfit wounded

ADJECTIVE

erroneous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

false faulty inaccurate invalid misguided mistaken specious spurious unfounded unsound untrue

WEAK

all off all wet amiss askew awry defective fallacious inexact off way-off wrong number

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate correct genuine honest just precise real right sound strong substantiated true valid well

ADJECTIVE

faulty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken cracked damaged defective deficient erroneous false imprecise inaccurate inadequate incomplete insufficient invalid leaky malfunctioning unreliable

WEAK

adulterated amiss awry bad below par blamable blemished botched debased distorted fallacious fallible frail impaired imperfect inexact injured lame lemon maimed malformed marred out of order rank sick tainted unfit unretentive unsound warped weak wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accurate adequate ample complete correct enough faultless fixed flawless honest perfect reliable right sufficient true unbroken valid working

WEAK

sound strong

ADJECTIVE

impaired

Synonyms

STRONGEST

damaged defective harmed

STRONG

broken busted debilitated down hurt marred spoiled

WEAK

bum imperfect kaput on the blink on the fritz unsound

Antonyms

STRONGEST

perfect unbroken

STRONG

OK happy

WEAK

healthy strong

ADJECTIVE

incorrect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erroneous false faulty imprecise improper inaccurate inappropriate mistaken unreliable unsound untrue

WEAK

counterfactual inexact not trustworthy out specious unfitting unseemly unsuitable way-off wide of the mark wrong number

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate appropriate correct fitting honest just precise proper reliable right sound strong suitable true valid

ADJECTIVE

lacking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inadequate incomplete

STRONG

impaired missing needed needing short

WEAK

can't cut it coming up short defective deprived of minus not hacking it not making it sans without

Antonyms

WEAK

abundant enough having profuse sufficient

ADJECTIVE

unsound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defective erroneous false faulty fragile illogical inaccurate incorrect insane insecure shaky unbalanced unhealthy unreliable unsafe unstable

WEAK

ailing crazed dangerous decrepit delicate demented deranged diseased fallacious frail ill in poor health incongruous infirm insubstantial invalid lunatic mad not solid rickety specious tottering unbacked unhinged unsteady unsubstantial unwell weak wobbly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate balanced certain correct firm healthy honest just perfect protected rational reasonable reliable right safe sane secure sound stable steady strong sure true valid well

ADJECTIVE

untenable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

illogical unsound

WEAK

unsupportable

Example Sentences

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Flawed engineering and inadequate testing contributed to the catastrophic implosion of a private submersible during a 2023 expedition to the Titanic wreckage, the US National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Flawed as their client may be, he shouldn’t spend a day in prison for conduct that a jury found wasn’t a crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Flawed government guidance on building standards was partly to blame for the Grenfell Tower fire, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has said.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2023

Flawed as they might be, U.S. public schools are the foundation of our democracy and provide opportunities for those who have limited access to private resources.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

Flawed as the approach may be, there is an honor-system expectation that a player who receives permission to leave the bubble will avoid high-risk public places.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2020

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