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defect
Synonyms and Antonyms of defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing <the statue has a slight defect on the base, so it's being sold at a discount> Synonyms blight, blotch, blemish, deformity, disfigurement, excrescence, excrescency, fault, flaw, imperfection, mar, mark, pockmark, scarRelated Words abnormality, distortion, irregularity, malformation, misshape; bug, glitch, kink; blot, blur, spot, stain, taint; damage, defacement, impairment, injury; failing, weaknessNear Antonyms adornment, decoration, embellishment, enhancement, ornament
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