MALFUNCTIONS Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

malfunctions

verb

present tense third-person singular of malfunction

as in fails

to fail to function or work properly A software problem is causing the system to malfunction.

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starts (up)

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Verb

Companies use self-service technology to cut costs, but risk losing customers when the technology fails without human support.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 10 July 2026
If that fails, the Yankees still have some internal ways of improving their pen, at least theoretically.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

Definition of fails

Verb

In a devastating sequence, Angie has just gone into labor, and the couple are on their way to the hospital when another driver crashes into them.

— Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
Security camera footage shared by a local rescue group, Ruam Jai Mukdahan Rescue Association, shows the monks walking in a single line on the side of a road before the truck crashes into them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of crashes

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