Defect Synonyms and Antonyms
dēfĕkt, dĭ-fĕkt
A lack of something needed
(Noun)
A faulty part
(Noun)
Synonyms:
- blemish
- flaw
- imperfection
- fault
- shortcoming
- failing
- bug
- foible
- infirmity
- weakness
- deficiency
- drawback
- spot
- stain
- deformity
- taint
- speck
- mark
- weak point
- break
- rift
- scratch
- unsoundness
- frailty
- gap
- twist
- crack
- check
- discoloration
- defectibility
- hole
- knot
- defectiveness
- vice
- sin
- injury
- birthmark
- blot
- scar
- marring
- demerit
- blotch
- error
- patch
- seam
- mistake
- rough spot
- handicap
- blindness
- impediment
- glitch
- malfunction
- blind-spot
- lacuna
- mar
Antonyms:
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To abandon one's cause or party usually to join another
(Verb)
Synonyms:
An imperfection or lack that causes inadequacy or failure; a shortcoming or deficiency.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
- defective
- deficient
- dysgenic
- impedimental
- imperfect
- incomplete
- infelicitous
- insufficient
- lacunal
- lacunar
- mediocre
- unsound
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