FLAWING Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

flawing

verb

present participle of flaw

as in damaging

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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Of course, those tires were severely flat-spotted and had to be changed, but that’s better than damaging the car’s bodywork or suspension.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026
But experts like geoscientist Rajendran say construction has caused damage in other communities where hydropower projects are being built, including damaging mountain springs, causing homes to crack and even landslides.

— Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of damaging

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North Korean mines have occasionally been carried into South Korea by swollen rivers, killing or injuring civilians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Hall, 25, is considered week-to-week after injuring his groin in Sunday’s 31-24 loss to the Lions, sources confirmed.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of injuring

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The latter track takes overt inspiration from Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film Marie Antoinette, as Jepsen beckons her love to engage in life’s vices with her, like marring bedsheets with fruit stains and dashing nude through the garden.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
There has been no evidence of widespread fraud marring American elections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of marring

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Construction leaders will choose technology partners that make their work more efficient without compromising the rigor that protects their projects and businesses.

— Francesco Iorio, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Yet, scientists have created a titanium structure that floats without compromising the metal’s strength.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of compromising

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Then, after becoming Trojans AD in August 2010, he was tasked with moving the athletic department past crippling NCAA sanctions.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
And the high pay they’re being offered as a lure is crippling the economy.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of crippling

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Already, many import-dependent countries face shortages, fiscal pressure, and in some cases a difficult choice between cutting fuel subsidies and risking unrest or maintaining them and further weakening public finances.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
Long-range seasonal guidance analyzed by Severe Weather Europe shows the stratospheric circulation potentially weakening during January and February.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of weakening

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