Thesaurus / defects
FEEDBACKsynonyms for defects
synonyms for defects
- bug
- crack
- deficiency
- deformity
- error
- fault
- flaw
- glitch
- injury
- irregularity
- lack
- mistake
- shortage
- shortcoming
- weakness
- 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
- rough spot
- weak point
- quit
- depart
- pull out
- renounce
- abscond
- revolt
- withdraw
- reject
- abandon
- desert
- spurn
- lapse
- tergiversate
- schism
- leave
- turn
- rat
- apostatize
- rebel
- renege
- go
- forsake
- back out
- break faith
- go over
- run out
- sell out
- walk out on
- change sides
- fall away from
- go back on
- go over the fence
- take a walk
- tergiverse
- turn coat
On this page you'll find 121 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to defects, such as: fault, flaw, lack, glitch, weakness, and crack.
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Nor are these defects compensated by any high degree of merit in the delineation of the characters.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSHe must keep a reasonably careful lookout for other travelers in order to avoid collision; also for defects in the highway.
PUTNAM'S HANDY LAW BOOK FOR THE LAYMANALBERT SIDNEY BOLLESIndividual pallet chests are cheaper to make and they have none of the defects named above.
THE RECENT REVOLUTION IN ORGAN BUILDINGGEORGE LAING MILLERNever by word or action notice the defects of another; be charitable, for all need charity.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEYBut in spite of these talents the Marshal's actual record as a soldier is spoiled by his defects of character.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONIn the domain of politics I should make use of the indigenous institutions and serve them by curing them of their proved defects.
THIRD CLASS IN INDIAN RAILWAYSMAHATMA GANDHIThe town is handsome, especially when seen from the river side, where its defects are not observed.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDIDA PFEIFFERNevertheless, Euripides has beauties, and Sophocles still more; but they have much greater defects.
A PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY, VOLUME 1 (OF 10)FRANOIS-MARIE AROUET (AKA VOLTAIRE)Some, looking upon the defects of the period that followed, have thought of that influence as distinctly injurious.
THE ENGLISH CHURCH IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYCHARLES J. ABBEY AND JOHN H. OVERTONIts catechetical form, and the somewhat formal composure of its style, did not strike past readers as defects.
THE ENGLISH CHURCH IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYCHARLES J. ABBEY AND JOHN H. OVERTON