Defective
Defective adjective - Having a fault.
Mishandled and defective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mishandled" instead an adjective "Defective".
Mishandled
Defective and mishandled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defective" instead an adjective "Mishandled".
Nearby Word: mishandling
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- wrong and defective
- wrong and mishandled
- bad and defective
- bad and mishandled
- false and defective
- false and mishandled
- distorted and defective
- distorted and mishandled
- rotten and defective
- rotten and mishandled
- faulty and defective
- faulty and mishandled
- unsatisfactory and defective
- unsatisfactory and mishandled
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Mishandled and Defective. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/mishandled
Defective & Mishandled. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/mishandled>.
Mishandled or Defective. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/mishandled.
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