malfunctioning

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faulty adj.
jammed adj.
on the fritz adj.

ADJECTIVE

faulty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

jammed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blocked clogged swollen wedged

STRONG

barred caught fast fastened fixed frozen lodged obstructed sandwiched trammeled warped

WEAK

immovable out of order stiff unworkable

Antonyms

STRONG

impermanent unfixed

WEAK

clear empty loose operating vacant

ADJECTIVE

on the fritz

Synonyms

WEAK

bonkers broken faulty haywire inoperable kerflooey not working on the blink on the bum out of commission out of kilter out of order out of whack

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malfunctioning

The story, as it were, centers on a woman named Lisa Blupey, portrayed by stage veteran Jessica Vosk, who runs a small business selling socks but is drowning in financial statements and malfunctioning A.I.-powered platforms.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

It started appearing in my parents’ pantry in Costco two-packs, usually beside gigantic cases of bottled water, enough paper towels to absorb a malfunctioning sprinkler system and gallon-sized jugs of olive oil.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Scott is fascinated by the character, a malfunctioning AI.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

But she says she has never handled so many iPhones with fried motherboards and malfunctioning touch screens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Leen hunched over TimeStar’s malfunctioning time travel device, Petey at her shoulder.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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