Defective Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-fĕktĭv
Having a defect or defects
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. faulty
  2. bad
  3. imperfect
Antonyms:
  1. unbroken
  2. perfect
  3. faultless
  4. flawless
  5. excellent
Lacking an essential element
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. deficient
  2. incomplete
  3. lacking
  4. wanting
Not functioning properly
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. inadequate
  2. unsufficing

Words Related to Defective

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. broken
  2. better
  3. poor
  4. unfinished
  5. excess
  6. damaged
  7. defect
  8. repairable
  9. misdescribed

Defective Sentence Examples

  • The law is defective and unfair in its incidence, and it is not applicable to foreigners.

  • Any parts that are defective are replaced.

  • The size of the boiler may be increased or diminished by the addition or subtraction of one or more sections; these, being simple in design, are easily fitted together, and should a section become defective it is a simple matter to insert a new one in its place.

  • It is defective in every modern appliance.

  • The glass is, however, by no means ready for delivery, since it has yet to be examined with scrupulous care, and all defective pieces must be rejected entirely or at least the defective part must be cut out and the slab remoulded or ground down to a smaller size.

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