Defective
Defective adjective - Not working properly.
Usage example: a defective appliance
Nonfunctional and defective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nonfunctional" instead an adjective "Defective".
Nonfunctional
Nonfunctional adjective - Not performing or able to perform its regular function.
Defective and nonfunctional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defective" instead an adjective "Nonfunctional".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- wrong and defective
- wrong and nonfunctional
- incompetent and defective
- incompetent and nonfunctional
- inadequate and defective
- inadequate and nonfunctional
- weak and defective
- weak and nonfunctional
- worthless and defective
- worthless and nonfunctional
- inoperative and defective
- inoperative and nonfunctional
- bad and defective
- bad and nonfunctional
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Nonfunctional and Defective. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/nonfunctional
Defective & Nonfunctional. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/nonfunctional>.
Nonfunctional or Defective. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/nonfunctional.
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