not working

ADJECTIVE

invalid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baseless false inoperative irrational null unfounded unreasonable unscientific unsound untrue

STRONG

bad void wrong

WEAK

fallacious ill-founded illogical mad not binding nugatory null and void reasonless sophistic unreasoned

Antonyms

STRONGEST

honest logical reasonable sensible sound true valid

STRONG

OK good right

WEAK

worthwhile worthy

ADJECTIVE

on the blink

Synonyms

WEAK

bonkers broken busted defective disabled down fallen apart faulty gone to pieces haywire in disrepair in need of repair in the shop inoperable kaput kerflooey not functioning on the fritz on the shelf out out of commission out of kilter out of order out of whack run down shot spent wrecked

ADJECTIVE

on the fritz

Synonyms

WEAK

bonkers broken faulty haywire inoperable kerflooey malfunctioning on the blink on the bum out of commission out of kilter out of order out of whack

ADJECTIVE

wrong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amiss awry bad erroneous false inaccurate misguided mistaken unsound untrue

STRONG

erring fluffed goofed miscalculated misconstrued mishandled out

WEAK

askew astray at fault counterfactual defective erratic fallacious faulty in error inexact misfigured not precise not right off-target on the wrong track out of commission out of line out of order perverse rotten sophistical specious spurious ungrounded unsatisfactory unsubstantial wide

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accurate correct good honest just precise right sound true valid

WEAK

acceptable appropriate decent moral suitable

Example Sentences

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“Overnight doesn’t qualify because you’re not working overnight,” said Pon.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

And when he's not working he's at home in central Northamptonshire.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

While it's difficult to prove precise links, she says - for example- a sense of stagnation and dwindling infrastructure can make communities feel that the political system, "is not working for people like them."

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

When Pixar employees went looking for the lost data, they discovered that the backup systems were not working properly—and nobody was aware until it was too late.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

“I already told you I’m not working in a hardware store,” Dad says.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

not working

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