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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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
Tosha Miller, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
The characters are so real and unapologetically flawed.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Bring the House Down isn’t a meditation on review culture, but a story of flawed human beings wanting to do something worthwhile, making mistakes, desiring and hurting each other, and trying to be good.
—Charlotte Runcie
july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
Maryland’s home detention/electronic monitoring system is flawed and needs fixing.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
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Adjective
Pushing the City Council to expand a flawed pay law that has already failed restaurant delivery workers, this time taking aim at opportunities for grocery delivery workers.
—Tosha Miller, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
The characters are so real and unapologetically flawed.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Bring the House Down isn’t a meditation on review culture, but a story of flawed human beings wanting to do something worthwhile, making mistakes, desiring and hurting each other, and trying to be good.
—Charlotte Runcie
july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
Maryland’s home detention/electronic monitoring system is flawed and needs fixing.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flawed
Adjective
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That leads estate planners to recommend to some clients an intentionally defective grantor trust (IDGT).—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The parts planning team, which uses a separate system with different data, mistakenly orders a big batch of the now defective parts before getting the update.—
Sean O'Neill,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Anesthesia is perfected, only to encourage people to get rid of their imperfect teeth and replace them with less durable implants, crowns, and veneers.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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And in the middle of it all was Theo, the every-kid: imperfect, relatable, learning life’s lessons with charm and humility.—
Van Jones,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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The decision was not marred by procedural unfairness.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Lennon's notoriously troubled upbringing was marred by paternal abandonment, frequent moves, and the sudden death of those closest to him, including his estranged mother Julia.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Making the timing of this move even worse, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, the nation’s most high-profile banker, is warning that private credit funds may be heading for a 2008-style crisis.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 July 2025
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In other words, telling people their work looks bad and AI-generated is gatekeeping laptop jobs.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Mayor Adams is planning to travel to the Dominican Republic early next week to mourn the tragic Santo Domingo nightclub roof collapse that killed 221 people and left over 150 injured.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Everyone onboard the Cessna 310 aircraft were killed in the fiery crash in Boca Raton, while a fourth person on the ground — who was driving at the time — was left injured, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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In a few cases, Social Security numbers were also compromised.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
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But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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His vengeance included turning Michigan State in for NCAA violations, leading to probation that crippled the program until the late 1970s.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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As the city litigated and revised the environmental impact report, two devastating storms in December 2023 and February 2024 — the same series that crippled San Diego’s Ocean Beach Pier — substantially damaged the wharf.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flawed. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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