Top synonyms for “defective”: bad, faulty, abnormal, imperfect, malfunctioning, nonfunctional, unnatural.
Definitions
- (adjective)not working properly“a bad telephone connection”
- (adjective)markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior“defective speech”
- (adjective)having a defect“I returned the appliance because it was defective”
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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Common synonyms for "defective" include bad, faulty, abnormal, imperfect, malfunctioning, nonfunctional. Our thesaurus lists 7 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "defective" mean?
not working properly Example: "a bad telephone connection"
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