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

To address those flaws, a chorus of economists outside China — and some within the country — argue for a redistribution of national wealth from state enterprises to households in order to boost domestic consumption, just as Zhu once prescribed. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Tiny diamond flaws For the project, the researchers studied tiny defects in diamonds called nitrogen-vacancy centers, or NV centers. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

There are so many ways in which this could be flawed—bias, false information, poor evidence handling to name just a few. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026

Meanwhile, many of Montana’s landowners consider the entire discussion flawed, because corner-crossers could upset a precarious balance between agricultural producers and sportsmen. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026