Defective
Defective adjective - Having a fault.
Poor quality and defective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poor quality" instead an adjective "Defective".
Poor quality
Defective and poor quality are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defective" instead an adjective phrase "Poor quality".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- crude and defective
- crude and poor quality
- inferior and defective
- inferior and poor quality
- unfinished and defective
- unfinished and poor quality
- imperfect and defective
- imperfect and poor quality
- poor and defective
- poor and poor quality
- inadequate and defective
- inadequate and poor quality
- worthless and defective
- worthless and poor quality
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Poor quality and Defective. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/poor_quality
Defective & Poor quality. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/poor_quality>.
Poor quality or Defective. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/poor_quality.
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