Synonyms of flaws

flaws 1 of 2

noun

plural of flaw

as in defects

something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing

noted the flaw in the diamond before I bought it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defects
• scars
• blotches
• faults
• imperfections
• marks
• distortions
• irregularities
• blemishes
• deformities
• stains
• weaknesses
• blights
• abnormalities
• excrescences
• bugs
• spots
• disfigurements
• pockmarks
• injuries
• glitches
• excrescencies
• mars
• damages
• malformations
• failings
• kinks
• blots
• impairments
• misshapes
• blurs
• taints
• defacements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhancements
• ornaments
• decorations
• adornments
• embellishments

flaws

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flaw

as in damages

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

• damages
• mars
• compromises
• injures
• hurts
• cripples
• weakens
• blemishes
• harms
• spoils
• impairs
• erodes
• breaks
• disfigures
• vitiates
• undermines
• destroys
• ruins
• defaces
• wounds
• crosses (up)
• crabs
• bloodies
• endamages
• deteriorates
• shatters
• blights
• enfeebles
• dents
• wrecks
• wears (away)
• tarnishes
• batters
• dings
• botches
• enervates
• tortures
• demolishes
• washes out
• scours
• torments
• dints
• smashes
• devastates
• wastes
• crushes
• lames
• disables
• scourges
• tears down
• wipes out
• maims
• lacerates
• mutilates
• totals
• queers
• annihilates
• gums (up)
• mangles
• bashes
• hamstrings
• desolates
• pulverizes
• decimates
• dashes
• clobbers
• does in
• razes
• bangs up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairs
• fixes
• doctors
• patches
• rebuilds
• reconstructs
• mends
• remedies
• reconditions
• cures
• revamps
• helps
• rectifies
• renovates
• heals
• edits
• rehabilitates
• improves
• revises
• enhances
• perfects
• remodels
• refines
• enriches
• ameliorates
• betters
• meliorates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flaws

Noun

Understanding frequency shift The culprit was microscopic flaws inside the chip itself. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

An open-source project can have security flaws or problematic issues that are not easily spotted by even the most advanced professionals. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

OpenAI says researchers used GPT-6 Cyber to find 81 previously unknown, high-severity Firefox vulnerabilities and develop working exploits for 948 Linux kernel vulnerabilities, including 588 previously unknown flaws. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

Consider Anthropic’s Claude Mythos model, which finds security flaws in banking software faster than banks can fix them. — Shahnaz Bashir, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

There is no evidence that Benson, widely described by colleagues as scrupulous, skewed her scientific findings to suit the interests of her industry patrons, and Benson has described CCS’ flaws in her publications. — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks were our two biggest winners last week — both up more than 11% as news of the security flaws in the PHP programming language touched off a global security scramble. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Wiz Research said the flaws in PHP had been present for decades. — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

There are so many flaws in the aging, crumbling infrastructure of the internet. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026