Defective and Exact

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Defective adjective - Having a fault.

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Exact is an antonym for defective.

Exact adjective - Being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard.

Usage example: maybe I wasn't being very exact when I said I had done it a million times—but it sure seemed like it

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Defective is an antonym for exact.

Nearby Words: exacting, exactly, exactness, exaction, exacted

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