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as in blemish, imperfection
as in break from belief, faith

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defects

noun as in blemish, imperfection

Strongest matches

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

Strong matches

  • 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 matches

  • rough spot
  • weak point

verb as in break from belief, faith

Strongest matches

  • abandon
  • abscond
  • depart
  • desert
  • pull out
  • quit
  • reject
  • renounce
  • revolt
  • withdraw

Strong matches

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

Weak matches

  • 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

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

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