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| Main Entry: | faulty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working; incorrect |
| Synonyms: | adulterated, amiss, awry, bad, below par, blamable, broken, cracked, damaged, debased, defective, deficient, distorted, erroneous, fallacious, fallible, false, frail, impaired, imperfect, inaccurate, inadequate, incomplete, inexact, injured, insufficient, invalid, lame, leaky, lemon, maimed, malformed, out of order, rank, sick, tainted, unfit, unreliable, unsound, weak, wrong, blemished, botched, flawed, imprecise, malfunctioning, marred, unretentive, warped |
| Antonyms: | accurate, correct, perfect, sound, strong, working |
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| Main Entry: | faulty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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Adjectives: |
average, crude, faulty, incomplete, admissible, bearable, below its full complement, below par, cracked, decent, defective, deficient, fair, found wanting, frail, funest, good enough, imperfect, inadequate, indifferent, inferior, injured, inobjectionable, lame, leaky, mediocre, middling, milk and water, moderately good, not amiss, not bad, not perfect, only better than nothing, ordinary, out of order, out of tune, passable, peccant, pretty good, pretty well, rather good, second best, second-rate, secondary, short-handed, so-so, sprung, tainted, tolerable, under its full complement, under its full strength, unsound, warped, well enough, wonky
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| Main Entry: | amiss |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong; defective |
| Synonyms: | awry, bad, confused, crooked, erring, erroneous, fallacious, false, faulty, foul, haywire, imperfect, improper, inaccurate, inappropriate, incorrect, mistaken, out of order, sick, unfair, unlawful, unsuitable, untoward, flawed, glitched up |
| Antonyms: | good, right |
| Main Entry: | defective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broken, not working |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, amiss, damaged, deficient, faulty, impaired, imperfect, inadequate, incomplete, injured, insufficient, lacking, out of order, poor, sick, unfinished, unhealthy, unsound, wanting, blemished, flawed, on the bum, seconds, subnormal |
| Notes: | defective means having a defect or fault, while deficient means inadequate or lacking in amount or degree |
| Antonyms: | excellent, faultless, flawless, perfect, unbroken |
| Main Entry: | deficient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | imperfect, inadequate |
| Synonyms: | amiss, bad, damaged, defective, exiguous, faulty, impaired, incomplete, inferior, infrequent, injured, insufficient, lacking, meager, rare, scanty*, scarce, second fiddle*, second string, short, shy, sketchy, skimpy, unequal, unfinished, unsatisfactory, wanting, weak, flawed, found wanting, marred, not cut out for, not enough, not make it, not up to scratch, outta gas, scant, third string, unassembled |
| Antonyms: | adequate, ample, enough, excessive, faultless, flawless, perfect, satisfactory, sufficient, superfluous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delinquent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irresponsible, defaulting |
| Synonyms: | behind, blamable, blameworthy, careless, censurable, criminal, culpable, derelict, faulty, guilty, lax, neglectful, negligent, overdue, red-handed*, remiss, reprehensible, shabby, slack, tardy, unpaid, defaultant, disregardful, offending, procrastinating |
| Antonyms: | careful, responsible, behaving |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deplorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfortunate, shameful |
| Synonyms: | awful, blameworthy, bummer*, calamitous, dire, dirty, disastrous, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, distressing, dolorous, downer*, dreadful, execrable, faulty, grievous, grim, heartbreaking, heartrending, intolerable, lamentable, lousy, melancholy, miserable, mournful, opprobrious, overwhelming, poor, regrettable, reprehensible, rotten, sad, scandalous, sickening, stinking, terrible, tragic, unbearable, unsatisfactory, woeful, wretched, afflictive, godawful, horrifying, pitiable |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, delightful, excellent, good, happy, shameless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | erroneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong, incorrect |
| Synonyms: | amiss, askew, awry, defective, fallacious, false, faulty, inaccurate, inexact, invalid, misguided, mistaken, off, specious, spurious, unfounded, unsound, untrue, all off, all wet, flawed, way off, wrong number |
| Antonyms: | correct, right, true, valid |
| Main Entry: | fallible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able or prone to err |
| Synonyms: | careless, deceptive, errant, erring, faulty, frail, heedless, human, ignorant, imperfect, liable, mortal, questionable, uncertain, unreliable, untrustworthy, weak, errable, in question |
| Antonyms: | certain, correct, definite, infallible, perfect, reliable, strong, sure, unerring |
| Main Entry: | illogical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not making sense |
| Synonyms: | absurd, cockeyed*, fallacious, false, fatuous, faulty, groundless, hollow, implausible, inconclusive, incongruous, inconsistent, incorrect, invalid, irrational, irrelevant, mad, meaningless, nutty*, off the wall, preposterous, screwy*, senseless, specious, spurious, unconnected, unreasonable, unscientific, unsound, unsubstantial, untenable, wacky, casuistic, inconsequent, not following, self-contradictory, sophistic, sophistical, unproved, without basis, without foundation |
| Antonyms: | correct, logical, meaningful, rational, reasonable, right, sensible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | imperfect |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flawed |
| Synonyms: | amiss, below par, broken, damaged, defective, deficient, dud*, faulty, garbage*, immature, impaired, incomplete, inexact, injured, junk*, lemon*, limited, low, minus, partial, patchy, rudimentary, sick, sketchy, two-bit*, undeveloped, unfinished, unsound, vicious, bottom-of-barrel, disfigured, few bugs, marred, schlocky, warped |
| Antonyms: | excellent, faultless, finished, perfect, pure, unblemished, unflawed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inaccurate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | erroneous |
| Synonyms: | all wet, careless, counterfactual, defective, discrepant, doesn't wash, fallacious, false, faulty, imprecise, in error, incorrect, inexact, mistaken, off, off base*, out*, specious, unfaithful, unreliable, unsound, untrue, way-off, wide*, wild*, wrong |
| Antonyms: | accurate, correct, right |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inadequate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | defective, insufficient, incompetent |
| Synonyms: | bare, barren, bush-league*, deficient, depleted, dry, failing, faulty, feeble, glitch*, imperfect, impotent, inapt, incapable, incommensurate, incompetent, incomplete, insubstantial, junk*, lacking, lame*, lemon*, lousy, low, meager, minus, miserly, parsimonious, poor, scanty, scarce, short, shy*, sketchy*, skimpy*, small, spare, sparse, sterile, stunted*, thin*, unequal, unproductive, unqualified, weak, found wanting, inappreciable, inconsiderable, niggardly, not enough, stinted, too little |
| Antonyms: | able, adequate, competent, enough, sufficient |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incorrect |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong |
| Synonyms: | erroneous, false, faulty, improper, inaccurate, inappropriate, inexact, mistaken, out*, specious, unreliable, unseemly, unsound, unsuitable, untrue, wide of the mark*, counterfactual, flawed, imprecise, not trustworthy, unfitting, way off, wrong number |
| Antonyms: | correct, right, true |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indefensible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inexcusable |
| Synonyms: | bad, faulty, unforgivable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, untenable, wrong, inexpiable, insupportable, unwarrantable |
| Antonyms: | defensible, excusable, justifiable, justified |
| Main Entry: | inefficient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working well; wasteful |
| Synonyms: | can't hack it, careless, disorganized, extravagant, faulty, feeble, half-baked*, improficient, improvident, incapable, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inept, inexpert, not cut out for, prodigal, shooting blanks, slack, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, unfit, unprepared, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful, untrained, weak |
| Antonyms: | able, capable, competent, efficient, expert, useful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | insufficient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not enough; lacking |
| Synonyms: | bereft, defective, deficient, destitute, devoid, drained, dry, failing, faulty, imperfect, inadequate, incapable, incommensurate, incompetent, incomplete, infrequent, meager, minus, poor, rare, scarce, short, shy, thin*, unfinished, unqualified, unsatisfactory, wanting, out of, scant, short of, too little too late, unample, unfitted |
| Antonyms: | adequate, ample, enough, sufficient |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lousy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very bad |
| Synonyms: | awful, base, contemptible, despicable, dirty, execrable, faulty, harmful, hateful, horrible, inferior, low, mean, miserable, outrageous, poor, rotten, second-rate*, shoddy, slovenly, terrible, unpopular, unwelcome, vicious, vile, disliked, no good |
| Antonyms: | good, great, magnificent, wonderful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mistaken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong, incorrect |
| Synonyms: | at fault, confounded, confused, deceived, deluded, erroneous, fallacious, false, faulty, fooled, ill-advised, illogical, inaccurate, inappropriate, misguided, misled, misunderstanding, off base*, unadvised, unfounded, unreal, unsound, untrue, warranted, all wet, barking up wrong tree, confused with, duped, misconstrued, misinformed, misinterpreting, misjudging, off track, tricked, under wrong impression, way off, wide of mark, wrong number, wrongly identified |
| Antonyms: | correct, exact, fair, just, precise, right, sound, true |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | on the blink |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working continuously |
| Synonyms: | bonkers, broken, defective, disabled, down, faulty, haywire, kaput*, on the fritz, on the fritz, out, out of commission*, out of commission, out of order, run-down, shot, spent, wrecked, busted, fallen apart, gone to pieces, in disrepair, in need of repair, in the shop, inoperable, kerflooey, not functioning, not working, on the shelf, out of kilter, out of kilter, out of whack, out of whack |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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