as in defective
having a fault
a flawed paint job that resulted in some peeling almost as soon as the paint had dried
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as in damaged
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
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Recent Examples of flawed
A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
These test beds for innovation can lower barriers to adoption for older Americans while also ensuring that flawed tools are identified quickly.
—Kevin Frazier, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Cath Virginia, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2026
The new reporting framework, officials argue, does not reduce oversight but instead corrects flawed measurements — and, in doing so, shows a department using force less often than previously understood.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
If the methods are flawed, publish the caveats.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
These test beds for innovation can lower barriers to adoption for older Americans while also ensuring that flawed tools are identified quickly.
—Kevin Frazier, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Verb
The results were often imperfect or flawed, which required manual correction and refinement.
—Cath Virginia, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2026
The new reporting framework, officials argue, does not reduce oversight but instead corrects flawed measurements — and, in doing so, shows a department using force less often than previously understood.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flawed
Adjective
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That six-story building has had 117 open violations, which include defective self-closing doors on the fourth and sixth floors and nonfunctioning smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, city records show.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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The Federal Trade Commission’s Mail, Internet, or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule requires sellers to deliver merchandise as promised or issue a prompt refund when a product is defective or undelivered.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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While being held at the Independence Police Department’s detention unit, Ashley allegedly damaged the inside of a cell by smearing feces and blood on the walls and floor.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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The airliner returned to the skies because the NTSB determined that maintenance workers damaged the plane that crashed by improperly using a forklift to reattach the engine.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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
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The grand occasion was almost marred by an accident, the Tribune reported.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Though that 2017 championship is marred by one of the most egregious cheating scandals in baseball history.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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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
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The district attorney’s office also has filed felony child endangerment charges against a Yorba Linda father whose 12-year-old son was critically injured after crashing a modified e-motorcycle allegedly capable of speeds up to 60 mph.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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Carter formed a duo with friend and singer Calvin Scott, but his collaborator was later seriously injured in an automobile accident.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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OpenAI recently told all Mac users to update their apps, including ChatGPT and Codex, after a software supply chain attack compromised several employee devices.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
15 May 2026
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The damage from the data breach compromised the personal information of approximately 90,000 individuals, including employees, contractors and parking customers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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But his personal and party polls are dismal, crippled by what critics and analysts say has been a series of unforced errors.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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That has crippled Iran’s two biggest non-oil exports, and higher prices have affected everything from plastics to pipes, to fabrics and packaging for groceries like milk, butter and cheese.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flawed. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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