Synonyms for faulty
ˈfɔl tifault·y

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1. faultyadjective

   Antonyms:
   faultless

2. faultyadjective

   Antonyms:
   faultless

3. faultyadjective

   Antonyms:
   faultless

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1. faulty

   Synonyms:
   bad, blemished, corrupt, corrupted, defaced, defective, deficient, deformed, fallible, imperfect, incomplete, inferior, insufficient, marred, meager, perverted, poor, ruined, scant, short, spoiled, worthless

   Antonyms:
   absolute, accurate, blameless, complete, completed, consummate, correct, entire, faultless, finished, holy, ideal, immaculate, perfect, sinless, spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled

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1. defective, faultyadjective

   having a defect

   "I returned the appliance because it was defective"

   Synonyms:
   incorrect, defective, wrong, bad

   Antonyms:
   perfect, accurate

2. faulty, incorrect, wrongadjective

   characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules

   "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"

   Synonyms:
   unseasonable, untimely, defective, awry(p), incorrect, improper, haywire, ill-timed, wrong(p), wrong, amiss(p)

   Antonyms:
   perfect, accurate

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1. faultyadjective

   Synonyms:
   bad, defective, imperfect

2. faultyadjective

   Synonyms:
   blamable, culpable, censurable, reprehensible, blameworthy, worthy of censure

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1. faultyadjective

   Synonyms:
   imperfect, defective, blamable, culpable, peccable, erring

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1. List of paraphrases for "faulty":

   defective, flawed, poor, malfunctioning, erroneous, bad, incorrect, wrong, failed

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1. Friedrich Nietzsche, The Gay Science, section 191:

   The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments.

2. Michael Miller:

   Some patients with a loud faulty valve can even hear the sound of their valve at night when they are trying to fall asleep.

3. Alex Azar:

   We will be allocating them based on the pace of administration as reported by states and by the size of the 65 and over population in each state. We're giving states two weeks' notice of this shift to give them the time necessary to plan and to improve their reporting if they think their data is faulty, this new system gives states a strong incentive to ensure that all vaccinations are being properly reported, which it currently is not, and it gives states a strong incentive to ensure doses are going to work.

4. Richard Nixon:

   The easiest period in a crisis situation is actually the battle itself. The most difficult is the period of indecision -- whether to fight or run away. And the most dangerous period is the aftermath. It is then, with all his resources spent and his guard down, that an individual must watch out for dulled reactions and faulty judgment.

5. Donald Trump:

   The W.H.O. really blew it, for some reason, funded largely by the United States, yet very China centric. We will be giving that a good look. Fortunately I rejected their advice on keeping our borders open to China early on. Why did they give us such a faulty recommendation?