Synonyms for defective
dɪˈfɛk tɪvde·fec·tive

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1. defectiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   faulty

2. defectiveadjective

   Having one or more defects.

   Synonyms:
   faulty

3. defectiveadjective

   lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.

   Synonyms:
   faulty

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. defective

   Synonyms:
   bad, blemished, corrupt, corrupted, defaced, deficient, deformed, fallible, faulty, imperfect, incomplete, inferior, insufficient, marred, meager, perverted, poor, ruined, scant, short, spoiled, worthless

   Antonyms:
   absolute, accurate, blameless, complete, completed, consummate, correct, entire, faultless, finished, holy, ideal, immaculate, perfect, sinless, spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled

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1. defective

   Synonyms:
   faulty, imperfect, insufficient, deficient, wanting, short

   Antonyms:
   correct, complete, sufficient, full, ample, abundant, satisfactory

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. defective, faultyadjective

   having a defect

   "I returned the appliance because it was defective"

   Synonyms:
   incorrect, faulty, wrong, bad

   Antonyms:
   normal, functioning, perfect

2. defectiveadjective

   markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior

   "defective speech"

   Synonyms:
   faulty, bad

   Antonyms:
   functioning, normal, perfect

3. bad, defectiveadjective

   not working properly

   "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"

   Synonyms:
   spoilt, tough, speculative, unsound, sorry, uncollectible, regretful, bad, forged, unfit, risky, high-risk, faulty, spoiled, big

   Antonyms:
   perfect, functioning, normal

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1. defectiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   deficient, insufficient, inadequate, not full, incomplete

2. defectiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   imperfect, faulty, not perfect

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1. List of paraphrases for "defective":

   faulty, flawed, deficient, poor, malfunctioning, inoperative, bad

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How to use defective in a sentence?

1. Ryan Pack:

   If the officials are corrupt, if the laws are defective, if the penalties are unjust, than you have a unjust government.

2. Kurt Arnold:

   We're going to show that Tote knew the El Faro was a defective ship that they knowingly sent into the path of a hurricane. We'll be fighting to expose the Limited Liability act of 1851 as the backward and arcane law that it is.

3. Fabrice:

   A Belgian motorist was complaining that his turn signal had been defective and was going :"once it worked!, once it didn't work!, once it worked!, once it didn't work!, once it...."

4. James Lee of Lee Murphy:

   None of the defective product manufacturers offer assistance for removal or revision of their defective products when it fails, even today, with multiple verdicts finding these mesh products defective and the manufacturers liable, not one of the mesh defendants have helped any of the women absent a lawsuit and a settlement.

5. Ron Wyden:

   Amazon continues to sell defective cloud computing services to businesses, government agencies, and to the general public. As such, Amazon shares some responsibility for the theft of data on 100 million Capital One customers.