Faulty synonyms

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amiss
Amiss is a person, place, or thing that is flawed or incorrect in some way.
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unsound
Not based on truth or valid reasoning; not accurate, reliable, sensible, etc.
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substandard
Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
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defective
(Grammar) Lacking one or more of the inflected forms normal for a particular category of word, as the verb may in English.
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flawed
Having a flaw
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deficient
Lacking an essential quality or element:
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impaired
Having a physical or mental disability:
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frail
Slender and delicate; not robust; weak
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tainted
Corrupted or filled with imperfections.
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adulterated
Made inferior, impure, etc. by adulterating
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distorted
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blemished
Having blemishes; flawed.
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malformed
Abnormally or faultily formed.
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weak
Lacking, poor, or deficient in something specified
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debased
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leaky
Allowing the accidental entrance or escape of a fluid substance; having a leak or leaks
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seamed
(Falconry, of a hawk) Out of condition; not in good condition.
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damaged
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awry
Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.
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spotted
Discoloured by spots; stained.
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cracked
Broken into coarse pieces.
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warped
Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape
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lame
Marked by pain or rigidness:
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maimed
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crazy
In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
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sprung
Having the parts warped, bent, etc. so that they no longer fit together properly
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injured
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broken
(Of a line) Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
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wounded
Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle.
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hurt
Pained.
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worn
Affected or damaged by wear or use:
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battered
Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.
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crude
Undisguised or unadorned; plain:
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botched
Clumsily made or repaired in an unacceptable or incompetent manner.
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insufficient
Not sufficient; inadequate.
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inadequate
Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
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incomplete
Lacking a part or parts; not whole; not full
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found wanting
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below-par
(Idiomatic) Not up to the average or normal standard
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incorrect
Not correct
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unfit
Not in good physical or mental health.
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whole (antonym)
Entire.
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perfect (antonym)
Fitting its definition precisely.
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unimpaired (antonym)
Not impaired
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wrong (related)
Not fitting or suitable; inappropriate or improper:
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bad
The definition of bad is something that is wrong in some way, something that is not working properly, or has negative qualities.
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blamable
Deserving blame
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culpable
The definition of culpable is deserving of blame.
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erring
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imperfect
(Law) Potentially unenforceable; limited or defective:
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marred
(Northern England) Of a child, to be spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged
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peccable
Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law.
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strong (antonym)
Clear and loud:
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correct (antonym)
With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
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working (antonym)
Enough to allow one to use something.
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sound (antonym)
Compatible with an accepted point of view; orthodox:
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accurate (antonym)
Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.
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better (related)
Healthier or more fit than before:
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malfunction (related)
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repairable (related)
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misdescribed (related)
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Faulty Sentence Examples

  • With this we may class faulty division of sentences.

  • The work of this age can always be detected by the faulty jointing (Plate IV.

  • Thus faulty proof rather than faulty inference is illustrated when the word " in-number " (Ex.

  • A rigorous demonstration was wanting for many years, Leonhard Euler's proof for negative and fractional values being faulty, and was finally given by Niels Heinrik Abel.

  • He and the craftsmen of the school he established completely refute the theory that the anatomical solecisms commonly seen in the works of Japanese sculptors are due to faulty observation.

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