Synonyms for flaw
flɔflaw

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1. flaw

   Whatever mars the beauty or completeness of an object is a blemish, whether original, as squinting eyes, or the result of accident or disease, etc., as the pits of smallpox. A blemish is superficial; a flaw or taint is in structure or substance. In the moral sense, we speak of a blot or stain upon reputation; a flaw or taint in character. A defect is the want or lack of something; fault, primarily a failing, is something that fails of an apparent intent or disappoints a natural expectation; thus a sudden dislocation or displacement of geological strata is called a fault. Figuratively, a blemish comes from one's own ill-doing; a brand or stigma is inflicted by others; as, the brand of infamy.

   Synonyms:
   blemish, blot, blur, brand, crack, daub, defacement, defect, deformity, dent, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, fault, imperfection, injury, reproach, smirch, soil, speck, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish

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1. defect, fault, flawnoun

   an imperfection in an object or machine

   "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"

   Synonyms:
   blemish, mar, shift, faulting, mistake, defect, fault, demerit, shortcoming, break, fracture, geological fault, error

2. flawnoun

   defect or weakness in a person's character

   "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"

   Synonyms:
   fault, defect

3. flawverb

   an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

   Synonyms:
   fault, defect

4. flaw, blemishverb

   add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

   Synonyms:
   disfigure, blemish, spot, deface

Matched Categories

1. • Damage
   • Failing

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1. flawnoun

   Synonyms:
   break, crack, breach, cleft, fissure, rift, fracture, rent

2. flawnoun

   Synonyms:
   blemish, spot, speck, fault, defect, imperfection

3. flawnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) gust of wind

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1. flawnoun

   Synonyms:
   defect, fault, blemish, imperfection

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "flaw":

   defect, shortcoming, imperfection, deficiency, fault, mistake, weakness, default, error, irregularity, failure, vice, gap, loophole

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1. Jena Griswold:

   The system did have a flaw. And that is, the very person who was supposed to protect it had the passwords to it, and opened it up, i mean, it's been well-documented in the local paper about all the things that Peters has been accused of. And as the allegations go through court, it's going to be a continuum of decisions. ... I was shocked that State Jena Griswold in November.Peters was running for any public office. You lose your job here, and you want the one above it ?

2. Richard Winger:

   There's precedents from just about every state that has a sore loser law that they don't apply to primaries, if I were Donald Trump and I knew I was going to be running outside the major presidential parties, I would not file for the Texas primary and South Dakota, and probably the Ohio one, although there's a flaw in the Ohio law.

3. James Dent:

   Intelligence is when you spot a flaw in your boss's reasoning. Wisdom is when you refrain from pointing it out.

4. Robert Graham:

   This hurts (Lenovo's) reputation, it demonstrates the deep flaw that the company neither knows nor cares what it bundles on their laptops.

5. Richard Winger:

   If I were Donald Trump and I knew I was going to be running outside the major presidential parties, I would not file for the Texas primary and South Dakota, and probably the Ohio one, although there's a flaw in the Ohio law.