Jam
Jam verb - Get stuck and immobilized.
Usage example: the mechanism jammed
Malfunction and jam are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malfunction" instead a verb "Jam".
Nearby Word: jamming
Malfunction
Malfunction verb - Fail to function or function improperly.
Jam and malfunction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jam" instead a verb "Malfunction".
Nearby Words: malfunctioning, malfunctioned
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| single | single jam | single malfunction |
| simple | simple jam | simple malfunction |
| actual | actual jam | actual malfunction |
| real | real jam | real malfunction |
| Other adjectives: massive, serious, bad, infamous, titled, major, minor, classic, inevitable, last, sudden. | ||
Common collocations
| laser | jam laser | malfunction laser |
Both words in one sentence
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If done improperly the gun may jam or malfunction.
Source: Unorthodox Reload - Amber's pistol does jam but the model, a Jennings J-22 is infamous in the gun community for its propensity to malfunction.
Source: Literature / Margin Play - Then, there is the occasional jam, which has you pressing the reload key to unload your weapon in order to fix said malfunction.
Source: Video Game / Hideous Destructor
Cite this Source
Malfunction and Jam. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/jam/malfunction
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