Synonyms for dysfunctional
dɪsˈfʌŋk ʃən əldys·func·tion·al

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1. dysfunctionaladjective

   Antonyms:
   eufunctional, functional

2. dysfunctionaladjective

   Antonyms:
   functional, eufunctional

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1. dysfunctionaladjective

   impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ

   Synonyms:
   nonadaptive

   Antonyms:
   adaptive, adaptative, unimpaired

2. dysfunctional, nonadaptiveadjective

   (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose

   "dysfunctional behavior"

   Synonyms:
   nonadaptive

   Antonyms:
   adaptative, adaptive, unimpaired

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1. List of paraphrases for "dysfunctional":

   dysfunction

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1. Berton Averre:

   To err is dysfunctional, to forgive co-dependent.

2. Eric Adams:

   New York will no longer be anti-business, this is going to be a place where we welcome business and not turn into the dysfunctional city we have been for so many years.

3. Ted Cruz:

   It's hot everywhere — try Texas every summertime — but the rest of the country doesn't have such a dysfunctional state govt that you can't turn the lights on or run A/C. That's a policy failure of the Dems.

4. William Saito:

   Rather than cutting away the dysfunctional groups, this is about combining the weak part.

5. Billy Long:

   Today we find another way to be more dysfunctional.