Synonyms for defect
ˈdi fɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt; dɪˈfɛktde·fect

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1. defect

   Whatever mars the beauty or completeness of an object is a blemish, whether original, as squinting eyes, or the result of accident or disease, etc., as the pits of smallpox. A blemish is superficial; a flaw or taint is in structure or substance. In the moral sense, we speak of a blot or stain upon reputation; a flaw or taint in character. A defect is the want or lack of something; fault, primarily a failing, is something that fails of an apparent intent or disappoints a natural expectation; thus a sudden dislocation or displacement of geological strata is called a fault. Figuratively, a blemish comes from one's own ill-doing; a brand or stigma is inflicted by others; as, the brand of infamy.

   Synonyms:
   blemish, blot, blur, brand, crack, daub, defacement, deformity, dent, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, fault, flaw, imperfection, injury, reproach, smirch, soil, speck, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish

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1. defect

   Synonyms:
   shortcoming, omission, fault, imperfection, flaw, blemish, want

   Antonyms:
   supply, sufficiency, emendation, compensation, virtue, ornament, complement

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1. defectnoun

   an imperfection in a bodily system

   "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"

   Synonyms:
   shortcoming, mar, fault, blemish, flaw

2. defect, shortcomingnoun

   a failing or deficiency

   "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"

   Synonyms:
   shortcoming, mar, fault, blemish, flaw

3. defect, fault, flawnoun

   an imperfection in an object or machine

   "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"

   Synonyms:
   blemish, mar, shift, faulting, mistake, fault, demerit, shortcoming, break, flaw, fracture, geological fault, error

4. blemish, defect, marverb

   a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

   "a facial blemish"

   Synonyms:
   blemish, mar, flaw, fault, shortcoming

5. defect, desertverb

   desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

   "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

   Synonyms:
   desert, forsake, desolate, abandon

Matched Categories

1. • Disadvantage
   • Flee
   • Imperfection

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1. gremlin

   a gremlin is an aircraft term for some mysterious kink in the proper workings of onboard systems, a systems "manufacturer's defect" or danger point

   the ailerons deployed opposite one another causing a near fatal spin

   Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

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1. defectnoun

   Synonyms:
   deficiency

2. defectnoun

   Synonyms:
   imperfection, blemish, flaw

3. defectnoun

   Synonyms:
   fault, failing, foible

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1. defectnoun

   Synonyms:
   blemish, flaw, imperfection, foible, failing, shortcoming, infirmity

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1. List of paraphrases for "defect":

   default, irregularity, flaw, anomaly, defects, failure, shortcoming, vice, deficiency, abnormality, fault, absence, necrosis, malformation, lack, malfunction, impropriety

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1. John Large:

   These reactors are over 40 years old. This is a generic defect which cannot be fixed so it would not surprise me if the older plants would all need to close within the next few years.

2. Charles Rwomushana:

   The two key objectives of the reshuffle were to show that loyalty pays and also to offer opportunity to those who might defect to Mbabazi.

3. Jason Levine:

   The better-late-than-never recall of Kia Souls hopefully will remedy this fire-causing defect, yet one has to wonder why Kias initial reaction was to deny the validity of our petition, particularly as there were dozens of reports of fires involving these vehicles all the way back to last summer.

4. Pope Francis:

   I am in God's hands, am I afraid ? You know that I have a defect, a nice of dose of being careless. If anything should happen to me, I have told the Lord, I ask you only to give me the grace that it doesn't hurt because I am not courageous when confronted with pain. I am very timid.

5. Psychiatrist Jeffrey Metzner:

   Despite having a mental disability or defect ... Mr. Holmes had the capacity to tell the difference between right and wrong.