flawed

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adjective

ˈflȯd 

: having a defect or imperfection

a flawed diamond

a flawed plan

flawed

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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

And there is precedent for such a return because Romo is not the first flawed NFL analyst who faced legal troubles and worked again. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The absence is an inheritance problem, not evidence of a flawed design. — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The stock has a below-market multiple, but is that enough if the strategy is flawed and the recovery will take longer? — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

The MemoMind One did a laudable, though flawed, job of generating English subtitles for the Japanese dialogue in an episode of Digimon Beatbreak. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 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