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

The partners in that program have since surfaced thousands of high-severity flaws. — Michael Flannery, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The study, however, didn’t attribute the lengthening delays to flaws in the single-payer system, but rather to the increasing complexity of cancer care and changes in hospital practices. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

When manufacturers produce the films, microscopic flaws form across the surface and along grain boundaries. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

This means Astra can find and exploit previously unknown security flaws without human oversight, under the right conditions. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

But more importantly for DJI, a new local-only data mode should go some way to reassuring anyone concerned by the first Romo’s serious security flaws. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026

That raises question marks about the potential personality flaws that City will now inherit. — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Agency officials, in their own draft document, said one of those flaws was that the agency had failed to conduct a national survey of PFAS in biosolids to better understand their occurrence and associated risks. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

For people like Carmichael or Williams, who devoted their lives to the struggle for freedom for all people, support for Cuban self-determination also required a critical engagement with the flaws of its government. — Anne Garland Mahler, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026