Synonyms for dysfunctional
dɪsˈfʌŋk ʃən əldys·func·tion·al

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1. dysfunctionaladjective

   Antonyms:
   eufunctional, functional

2. dysfunctionaladjective

   Antonyms:
   functional, eufunctional

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1. dysfunctionaladjective

   impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ

   Synonyms:
   nonadaptive

   Antonyms:
   adaptive, adaptative, unimpaired

2. dysfunctional, nonadaptiveadjective

   (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose

   "dysfunctional behavior"

   Synonyms:
   nonadaptive

   Antonyms:
   adaptative, adaptive, unimpaired

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1. List of paraphrases for "dysfunctional":

   dysfunction

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1. Larry Strickland:

   Needless to say it brought great pleasure and comfort to me, we're showing the world what a dysfunctional family does.

2. Karl Benson:

   The NCAA and Division I college sports has become a dysfunctional organization with 350 universities with a huge disparity in financial resources —- with NCAA rules trying to fit them into a one-size-fits-all system, impossible for one man to manage the system.

3. Sara Collins:

   People had a really difficult time buying plans - the market was completely dysfunctional.

4. Donald Trump:

   For the first time in over 40 years today we are issuing a new rule under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to completely overhaul the dysfunctional bureaucratic system that has created these massive obstructions.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   We need to strengthen family and communities, because that is where it all starts, we need to fix our dysfunctional political system and get unaccountable money out of it once and for all, even if that takes a constitutional amendment. And we need to protect our country from the threats that we see and the ones that are on the horizon.