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

The only flaw in his brilliant performance was Colton Cowser's third-inning double down the right-field line. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Thankfully, the Google security team knows all about such memory vulnerabilities and, within just 48 hours, has released application updates to fix three such critical flaws. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 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