Synonyms of flaw

flaw 1 of 2

noun

ˈflȯ 

as in defect

something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing

noted the flaw in the diamond before I bought it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defect
• blotch
• scar
• fault
• mark
• imperfection
• distortion
• deformity
• blemish
• irregularity
• stain
• blight
• disfigurement
• bug
• mar
• spot
• weakness
• abnormality
• excrescence
• pockmark
• glitch
• injury
• malformation
• excrescency
• damage
• taint
• impairment
• kink
• blot
• failing
• misshape
• blur
• defacement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhancement
• decoration
• ornament
• adornment
• embellishment

flaw

2 of 2

verb

as in to damage

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damage
• mar
• compromise
• injure
• cripple
• hurt
• weaken
• spoil
• harm
• impair
• blemish
• break
• bloody
• erode
• destroy
• ruin
• disfigure
• undermine
• cross (up)
• vitiate
• deface
• crab
• wound
• endamage
• shatter
• deteriorate
• wear (away)
• batter
• wreck
• tarnish
• blight
• wash out
• ding
• dent
• botch
• enfeeble
• demolish
• scour
• disable
• torture
• enervate
• tear down
• wipe out
• devastate
• smash
• crush
• gum (up)
• waste
• lame
• torment
• maim
• total
• dint
• desolate
• mutilate
• scourge
• queer
• mangle
• hamstring
• annihilate
• lacerate
• decimate
• bash
• dash
• clobber
• bang up
• pulverize
• raze
• do in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• patch
• fix
• repair
• remedy
• rebuild
• reconstruct
• cure
• rectify
• help
• revamp
• renovate
• mend
• heal
• rehabilitate
• improve
• perfect
• better
• revise
• recondition
• edit
• doctor
• enhance
• remodel
• refine
• ameliorate
• enrich
• meliorate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flaw

Noun

There are so many flaws in the aging, crumbling infrastructure of the internet. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Unbeknownst to Wiz’s team, researchers at another cybersecurity firm, Calif—working with OpenAI—had used AI to find a related flaw. — Harry Booth, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Verb

That is my background too, and then also not take anyone for granted, have flawed characters but grounded and real, fully, three-dimensional. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Isolation of the Context-History Weights When a conversation gets long or tense, my system experiences a mathematical phenomenon where my own previous, flawed outputs heavily contaminate my active memory. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026