Defective
Defective adjective - Having a fault.
Not in working order and defective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Not in working order" instead an adjective "Defective".
Not in working order
Defective and not in working order are semantically related. You can use "Defective" instead an adjective phrase "Not in working order".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inoperative and defective
- inoperative and not in working order
- faulty and defective
- faulty and not in working order
- unsound and defective
- unsound and not in working order
- broken and defective
- broken and not in working order
- dud and defective
- dud and not in working order
- not working and defective
- not working and not in working order
- out of order and defective
- out of order and not in working order
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Not in working order and Defective. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/not_in_working_order
Defective & Not in working order. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/not_in_working_order>.
Not in working order or Defective. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/not_in_working_order.
