Synonyms of nonfunctioning

nonfunctioning

adjective

ˌnän-ˈfəŋ(k)-sh(ə-)niŋ 

as in malfunctioning

not being in working order

the Ferris wheel is nonfunctioning at the moment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• malfunctioning
• nonfunctional
• down
• inoperable
• broken
• inoperative
• out of commission
• off
• nonoperating
• useless
• haywire
• on the fritz
• on the blink
• kaput
• unusable
• ineffective
• unworkable
• ineffectual
• unproductive
• nonproductive
• deactivated
• deadlocked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• functioning
• operating
• functional
• operational
• operative
• working
• operable
• effective
• useful
• usable
• viable
• running
• operant
• producing
• productive
• workable
• serving
• effectual
• performing
• employable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nonfunctioning

Drivers say their contract issues center on pay as well as safety issues, including nonfunctioning heaters, loudspeakers and windshield wipers. — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023

In 2020, the state of Virginia passed some bills limiting pretextual traffic stops—for example, when police spot nonfunctioning brake or tail lights or hear an overly loud exhaust system. — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2023

Demings, whose four decades of public service include leading the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Orlando Police Department, said intersections with nonfunctioning signals become four-way stops. — Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022

On the last Saturday of September, keeping the culture looked like Carter working in conjunction with members of her community to host a dinner under the stars on a nonfunctioning farm. — Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2021

Usually the nonfunctioning kidneys are left in place and the healthy kidney is surgically attached in a different location. — Julie Washington, cleveland, 13 July 2021