defects

NOUN

blemish, imperfection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bug crack deficiency deformity error fault flaw glitch injury irregularity lack mistake shortage shortcoming weakness

STRONG

birthmark blot blotch break catch check discoloration drawback failing foible frailty gap gremlin hole infirmity kink knot mark marring patch rift scar scarcity scratch seam second sin speck spot stain taint unsoundness vice want

WEAK

rough spot weak point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abundance accuracy advantage benefit blessing certainty correction correctness enough good perfection plenty right strength strong point success sufficiency truth

STRONG

blank boon clarity cleanliness closure line

WEAK

improvement

VERB

break from belief, faith

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon abscond depart desert pull out quit reject renounce revolt withdraw

STRONG

apostatize forsake go lapse leave rat rebel renege schism spurn tergiversate turn

WEAK

back out break faith change sides fall away from go back on go over go over the fence run out sell out take a walk tergiverse turn coat walk out on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve come continue persevere remain stay support

WEAK

come in join

Example Sentences

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The design of its dinner-plate-sized chips has so far meant they can only run smaller, less complex models, while also presenting challenges around managing defects in manufacturing.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

And a larger chip also raises the risk of lower yields, since the possibility of defects increases.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Condos are particularly tough for builders to invest in because California law allows homeowners associations, or HOAs, to sue developers for construction defects for up to 10 years after a building is completed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have successfully reversed aging in blood-forming stem cells in mice by repairing defects in structures known as lysosomes.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Agent Orange was later linked to cancer and birth defects in Vietnamese and Americans who were heavily exposed to it.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge