flawed

1 of 2

adjective

ˈflȯd 

: having a defect or imperfection

a flawed diamond

a flawed plan

flawed

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of flaw entry 2

Synonyms of flawed

Adjective

• defective
• imperfect
• bad

Examples of flawed in a Sentence

Adjective

a flawed paint job that resulted in some peeling almost as soon as the paint had dried

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Jackson County used flawed property value assessments, inadequately notified taxpayers, conducted substandard inspections and had poor oversight, according to a scathing report from Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

At the center is a federal list of 20,000 voters the Justice Department says may be noncitizens — a list that state leaders and the courts have called flawed. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

The next governor of Florida will inherit the nation’s second-largest death row population — and with it, a legacy of profound questions about the remorseless and deeply flawed system that put so many people there. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Debates still rage over what conclusions, if any, to draw from such a deeply flawed but undeniably compelling study. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1608, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flawed

• abroad
• applaud
• backboard
• ballade
• defraud
• ephod
• facade
• guffawed
• outlawed
• ramrod
• roughshod
• slipshod