Malfunction and Working

Opposite meaning words

Malfunction noun - A failure to function normally.

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Working is an antonym for malfunction in breakdown topic.

Working noun - A mine or quarry that is being or has been worked.

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Malfunction is an antonym for working.

Nearby Words: work, works, worked, workable, worker

actual	actual malfunction	actual working
real	real malfunction	real working
bad	bad malfunction	bad working
major	major malfunction	major working
Other adjectives: inevitable, magical.

If these creations are scrutinized by Muggles, these devices will stop working or malfunction.

Source: Puff of Logic
Ragland, who said that his sister Dana has awoken from her coma, and that he's received interesting information; a group of Blackwatch scientists were working on a new weapon with cold fusion to be used on Alex, should it malfunction, it could wipe out the entire city.

Source: Fanfic Recs / My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic Crossover
In The Synthetic Men of Mars, a malfunction at an already imperfectly working cloning facility produces a constantly growing mutant entity that consists of a huge blob of human flesh and random body parts.

Source: Perpetual-Motion Monster

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