flaws

NOUN

imperfection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blemish bug defect failing fault foible glitch pitfall weakness

STRONG

catch disfigurement gremlin speck spot stain typo vice wart

WEAK

catch-22 slipup weak spot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage blessing perfection strength strong point

WEAK

fine point

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the June 11, 2026, print edition as 'AI Shifts Cybersecurity Battle From Finding to Fixing Flaws'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Flaws are the beating hearts of these movies, triggering the peril that makes the blood pump faster.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

Flaws were first noticed in 2019, followed by unsuccessful patching attempts.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Instead, the set starts with Dangerously In Love, a Destiny's Child song that was reworked as the title track of her first solo album, and continues with deep cuts like 1+1 and Flaws And All.

From BBC • May 29, 2023

Flaws and irregularities told how the trees endured fires and lightning strikes and windstorms and infestations and yet continued to grow.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown