Defective and Faultless

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Defective adjective - Having a fault.

Usage example: promptly took the defective microwave oven back to the store for a replacement

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Faultless is an antonym for defective in topics: broken, serviceable.

Faultless adjective - Being entirely without fault or flaw.

Usage example: this 18th-century chest of drawers is considered a faultless example of early American craftsmanship

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Defective is an antonym for faultless.

Nearby Words: fault, faulty, faultlessly

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