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
Andrea Lavinthal, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
DAs group calls bill ‘fundamentally flawed’ But the state’s district attorneys, along with groups representing local governments, disagree — vehemently.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Player recruitment was muddled, managerial appointments flawed (Remi Garde lasted 147 days in that relegation season) and the team underperformed.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The female characters on the show were known for being really flawed.
—Andrea Lavinthal, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
DAs group calls bill ‘fundamentally flawed’ But the state’s district attorneys, along with groups representing local governments, disagree — vehemently.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
In addition to the pious, persevering Goma and flawed Chandravati in the mortal realm, in the divine realm there are the goddesses Sati and her reincarnation as Parvati.
—Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Player recruitment was muddled, managerial appointments flawed (Remi Garde lasted 147 days in that relegation season) and the team underperformed.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flawed
Adjective
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But something proved defective in his plan or mind, and as a result, no one was killed.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2026
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The footage shows Coyote hiring billboard accident lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte) and his legal team to sue the Acme corporation — represented by its slick corporate counsel, Buddy Crane (John Cena) — for its defective products.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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But the war has damaged that argument.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oil infrastructure in the Middle East has been damaged or disrupted in the Iran war.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The team was aggressive, if imperfect, on the bases, the former of which Tracy hopes becomes a staple of this very club.—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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But experts have warned that these problems are an imperfect benchmark of artificial intelligence’s mathematical prowess.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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The entire Mets lineup has been marred in an uncharacteristic slump, but in the bottom of the fourth inning on Tuesday night at Citi Field, Juan Soto uncorked a very characteristic home run.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The move comes after the spring-break-reminiscent event has been marred by tragedy and lawlessness in previous years.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Its 28-game start matches the expansion 1962 Mets — who lost 120 games — along with 1964 and 1983 for the second-worst in team history behind an 8-20 opening in 1981.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Ossai isn’t a bad pass rusher either, getting five sacks in each of the last two seasons, a total that somehow would’ve ranked second on the Jets last season.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Kinahan escaped unscathed, but his friend David Byrne was killed in the attack, and McGovern was injured by gunfire.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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The United Nations' Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said in a statement that March saw a 49% jump in civilian casualties versus February, with at least 211 killed and 1,206 injured across the course of the month.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Department of Buildings concluded that the building was structurally compromised by the damage, and issued a full vacate order.—
Doug Williams,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Honermann of amfAR says the other numbers also show that a delicate system for preventing and addressing HIV cases has been severely compromised.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
23 Apr. 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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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.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flawed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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