as in imperfect
having a fault
promptly took the defective microwave oven back to the store for a replacement
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Recent Examples of defective
Product liability rules impose liability on every party in the chain of distribution for defective products, not just manufacturers.
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Anton Lucanus
may 7, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snap are also involved in a major federal trial in the Northern District of California involving similar claims that the companies misled consumers and built defective apps with features that fostered unhealthy and addictive behaviors in teens and children.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Haber's colleague, Daniel Levin, filed the lawsuit in March, accusing Riverwalk East Developers, LLC of overseeing defective work, supported by engineering and plumbing inspection results.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Injuries, according to her lawsuit, were the result of defective sneakers and spikes provided by Puma.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for defective
Anton Lucanus
may 7, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snap are also involved in a major federal trial in the Northern District of California involving similar claims that the companies misled consumers and built defective apps with features that fostered unhealthy and addictive behaviors in teens and children.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Haber's colleague, Daniel Levin, filed the lawsuit in March, accusing Riverwalk East Developers, LLC of overseeing defective work, supported by engineering and plumbing inspection results.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Injuries, according to her lawsuit, were the result of defective sneakers and spikes provided by Puma.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for defective
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defective
Adjective
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Everything is imperfect and volatile.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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While there is a spread in scores, many medical educators say MCAT scores are an imperfect measure of a person’s potential as a physician.—
Anil Oza,
STAT,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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West Ham showed themselves to be a bad team, less than the sum of their parts and wholly ill-equipped for the challenge in front of them.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Each reiteration and exaggeration of Mary’s bad behavior is another civic stroke of the chisel that perfects the monumental Lincoln in our collective imagination.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Everyone is at least a little bit flawed.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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The unfortunate problem is that, like most other things, the system can be gamed—people could submit flawed content that lists people as authors who have never been involved.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Amid protests, strikes, faulty maintenance, a heist, and a ticket scam at the institution, the expansion could help refresh the museum’s image.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
19 May 2026
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He's accused of performing unwanted handyman work on a faulty motion light and security camera.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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The buzz of drones above, and then gunfire, the woodland and damaged houses around suddenly alive with the Ukrainian troops hidden in them, firing at the skies.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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More than half the field was involved in crashes during the first two segments, eliminating Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain and leaving Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson with damaged cars incapable of contending.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Daniel, who spent years in the plush comfort of Silicon Valley tech roles — unlimited PTO, big teams, no broken dryers — is logging something closer to 60 hours a week now, bouncing between laptop, factory floor, and a dairy farm eight miles up the road.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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The court was told that Paul and her 10-month-old son were in one of the seven cars involved in the collision, resulting in the baby sustaining a broken leg, per Toronto Sun and CBC.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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“Defective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defective. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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