Defective and Functioning

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Defective

Defective adjective - Having a fault.
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Functioning is an antonym for defective.
Nearby Words: defect, defection, defector, defecting, defectively

Functioning

Functioning adjective - Performing or able to perform its regular function.
Usage example: a functioning flashlight
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Defective is an antonym for functioning.
Nearby Words: function, functional, functioned, functionality, functionally
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  • Defective Detective: Britten clearly has trouble balancing his work in both universes, and it becomes increasingly clear to his partners and others that he is having trouble functioning.
    Source: Series / Awake
  • In the Fanboy and Chum Chum episode "Total Recall", one of the items in Oz's collection of defective toys is a scale replica of the Russian battleship Potemkin which was recalled not because it came with functioning nuclear weaponry, but because it had small parts that broke off easily.
    Source: Comically Missing The Point / Western Animation
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