FAULTY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

faulty

adjective

ˈfȯl-tē

Definition of faulty next

as in defective

having a fault the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring

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Recent Examples of faulty But, faulty tax advice can have real consequences. —

Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026 The premise of The Saviors, a genre-defying thriller written (with Travis Betz) and directed by Kevin Hamedani, is undeniably timely, exploring the way faulty assumptions about some unknown Other might have disastrous, even apocalyptic consequences. —

Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026 Another prominent biologist, Barry Commoner, saw faulty technology as the primary source of environmental problems. —

The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026 The revving sound could be a faulty bearing in the alternator, or an extremely loose alternator belt. —

Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for faulty

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defective

Adjective

And a cohort of American consumers, siding with the plaintiff, determined that the platforms are defective products, distributed to the public without proper safeguards or warnings about their potential harms.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Her lawyers argued that the apps should be seen as defective products that contributed to Kaley's mental health struggles.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026