FLAWED Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈflȯd

Definition of flawed

as in defective

having a fault a flawed paint job that resulted in some peeling almost as soon as the paint had dried

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flawed

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verb

past tense of flaw

as in damaged

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

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Recent Examples of flawed

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An internal probe revealed a flawed approval process where historical context was overlooked, despite AI being used for content generation. — Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Instead of doubling down on a flawed system, policymakers can make gradual changes by introducing new tax categories in the existing framework and imposing taxes that correspond to the alcoholic content of that category. — Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Verb

This analysis made several assumptions, some of which were flawed (though entirely reasonably). — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 10 June 2026 His lawsuit, filed May 27, alleges his June 1991 death sentence was flawed from the start after nine Black people were kept from serving on the jury. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for flawed

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Avila's family sued Tesla last week, alleging her death resulted from the company's gross negligence and failure to warn consumers that its self-driving systems were defective.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Warranty costs are the expenses an automaker incurs to cover repairs, replacements and other costs for defective parts or workmanship under a certain period of time or miles driven after customers purchase a new vehicle.

— Michael Wayland, CNBC, 3 July 2026

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Residential buildings were badly damaged in the assault, leaving people trapped in multi-story apartment blocks and an entire family that was killed pulled from the rubble, while cars were seen burning on city streets.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

Definition of damaged

Adjective

Baby carrots aren't just a marketing gimmick or a way to get kids to eat their vegetables—they were originally developed as a way to make good use of misshapen or imperfect carrots.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 July 2026
That enabled Atlas to run through the same actions millions of times in parallel across cloud GPUs, learning to adapt to imperfect conditions until the behavior held up reliably.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of imperfect

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Already, reports of sparse crowds have marred the Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair on the National Mall, the Daily Beast said.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's trip to the United Kingdom is already marred by drama after reports circulated that the visit was canceled due to security concerns.

— Tracy Wright , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of marred

Adjective

That if you were deemed, as an enslaved person, if you were deemed troublesome or in some way unwanted, you would literally be sold down the river from the more northern states to the deeper south where you would potentially be treated even worse.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Offer Real Value, Not Leftovers Most product bundles fail not because the idea is bad but because the execution misses what consumers actually want.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of bad

Verb

In the nation’s gravest hour, the country’s authoritarian regime has crippled an effective response, say survivors, rescue workers and former officials.

— Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
This comes at a dire time for Venezuela, which is still deep in political and financial crisis – being led by an interim government after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, and facing an economy crippled by years of hyperinflation.

— Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

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