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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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Our assumptions about how Iran will respond to what we do may be flawed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

They lost, they put in a flawed performance, but there was intent in what they did.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“The policy was implemented very quickly and in a flawed manner.”

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

“That also teaches us that some of the greatest moral figures can be deeply flawed and that we have to be forever vigilant and demanding.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

By rights I am as American as anyone, as graced and flawed and righteous as any of these people chanting for fire in the heart of his house.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.