faulty

[fawl-tee] / ˈfɔl ti /

ADJECTIVE

not working; incorrect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken cracked damaged defective deficient erroneous false flawed imprecise inaccurate inadequate incomplete insufficient invalid leaky malfunctioning unreliable

WEAK

adulterated amiss awry bad below par blamable blemished botched debased distorted fallacious fallible frail impaired imperfect inexact injured lame lemon maimed malformed marred out of order rank sick tainted unfit unretentive unsound warped weak wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accurate adequate ample complete correct enough faultless fixed flawless honest perfect reliable right sufficient true unbroken valid working

WEAK

sound strong

Example Sentences

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But broad reforms would mean transforming a deeply embedded, command-and-control system that, while faulty, has endured for 67 years, despite unrelenting pressure from Washington.

From Los Angeles Times

It questions whether old or faulty target analysis could have led to the school building being hit.

From BBC

Their faulty, glorious humanity allows them to connect to their art, but it also connects them to us.

From Los Angeles Times

“Tojo had led Japan into war on the basis of what had proved a patently faulty exit strategy,” Mr. Mauch concludes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Morgan research report is based on “faulty assumptions about what insurance coverage is actually needed in the region, and how potential DFC insurance coverage would be structured,” the official said.

From MarketWatch

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