All flawed synonyms
flawed
F f adj flawed
- wanting β lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
- wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- damaged β injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
- unhealthy β not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition.
- deficient β If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
- inadequate β not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- abnormal β Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- insufficient β not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- unsatisfactory β not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.
- defective β If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.
- weak β not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- scarce β insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
- inferior β lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- skimpy β lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.
- untrue β not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
- spurious β not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
- specious β apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- invalid β an infirm or sickly person.
- misguided β misled; mistaken: Their naive actions were a misguided attempt to help the poor.
- unfounded β without foundation; not based on fact, realistic considerations, or the like: unfounded suspicions.
- unreliable β not reliable; not to be relied or depended on.
- cracked β An object that is cracked has lines on its surface because it is damaged.
- leaky β allowing liquid, gas, etc., to enter or escape: a leaky boat; a leaky container.
- malfunctioning β failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- imprecise β not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- harmed β physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm.
- illogical β not logical; contrary to or disregardful of the rules of logic; unreasoning: an illogical reply.
- insecure β subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured: an insecure person.
- fragile β brittle
- unsafe β secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place.
- shaky β tending to shake or tremble.
- unstable β not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
- insane β not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- unbalanced β not balanced or not properly balanced.
- untoward β unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.
- improper β not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
- awry β If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
- injured β to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- impaired β weakened, diminished, or damaged: impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge.
- run-down β fatigued; weary; exhausted.
verb flawed
- distort β to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
- skew β to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course.
- cripple β A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.
- impair β to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- contort β If someone's face or body contorts or is contorted, it moves into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position.
- maim β to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life.
- mutilate β to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- mangle β to smooth or press with a mangle.
- traumatize β Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- disfigure β to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface: Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings.