Faulty and Functioning

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Faulty adjective - Having a fault.

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Functioning is an antonym for faulty.

Nearby Words: fault, faultless, faulted, faulting, faultily

Functioning adjective - Being in effective operation.

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Faulty is an antonym for functioning.

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Functioning and Faulty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/faulty/functioning

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