To be perfect she lacked just one defect.
Source: tatoeba (1636)
Defect
/ˈdiːfɛkt/
Synonyms for "defect" (386 found)
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Closest matches (78)
Noun(27 words)
abandonabnormalityabsenceacute diseaseaffectionafflictionailmentallergic diseaseallergyanachronismapostacizeapostatizearrearageatrophyback outbackslidebacterial diseasebetraybirth defectbirthmark
Verb(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (115)
Noun(47 words)
darndata errordefect founddeficienciesdemeritdemeritsdesertdesertingdesign flawdetractorsdisadvantagedislocationsdrawbackdysfunctionelectrical malfunctionengineering problemeyesoresfail to operatefailingsfaille
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failuresfault the systemfaultinessfaultsflawsflyspecksfoiblesfrailtiesgenetic abnormalitygenetic anomalygenetic disorderglitchglitchesgremlingremlinsholesillsimage distortion artifactimperfectimperfectionimperfectionsinadequaciesinadequacyincapabilityinclusionsinfelicitiesinfirmities
dearthdefacementdefalcationdefaultdefectiondeficiencydeficiency diseasedeficitdeformationdeformitydegeneratedegenerative diseasedepartdesertdisabilitydisadvantagediscontinuitydiseasedisfigurationdisfigurement
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disorderdistemperdistortiondrawbackendemicendemic diseaseendocrine diseaseepidemic diseaseerrorescapefailingfailurefall awayfall offfaultfauteflawfly in the ointmentfoibleforsakefrailtyfrecklefunctional diseasefungus diseasegapgastrointestinal diseasegenetic diseasegogo back ongo overhandicaphemangiomahereditary diseasehiatushickeyholeiatrogenic diseaseillnessimperfectioninadequacyindispositioninfectious disease
Related words (193)
infirmityinsufficiencyintervalirregularitykeloidkinklacklacunaleavelentigolet downliabilitylittle problemmaladymalaisemarkmiliummissmissing linkmistake
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molemorbiditymorbusmuscular diseaseneedneedle scarneurological diseasenevusnicknutritional diseaseoccupational diseaseomissionorganic diseaseoutagepandemic diseasepathological conditionpathologypimplepippitplant diseasepockpockmarkport-wine markport-wine stainprivationproblemprotozoan diseasepsychosomatic diseasepull outpustulequitratrejectrenegaderenegerenouncerepudiaterespiratory diseaseriftrockinessrun outrun out onscabscantinessscarscarcenessscarcityscratchsebaceous cystsecedesecondary diseaseseedinesssell outshortageshortcomingshortfallsickishnesssicknesssignsignssnagsomething missingsplitspurnstainstrawberry markstyswitchswitch oversymptomsymptomatologysymptomologysymptomssyndrometainttergiversatethe piptracktroubleturnturn againstturn cloakturn traitortwistullageurogenital diseaseverrucavesiclevicevirus diseasevulnerable placewalewalk outwantwantagewarpwartwasting diseaseweak linkweak pointweaknesswealweltwenwhiteheadwithdrawworm disease
Noun(51 words)
issues identifiedkelterlesionlimitationlimitationslimpsmaladiesmalformationmalformationsmalfunctionmalfunctionsmarmarsmechanical faultminusminusesmisfeaturemisfeaturesmore unsatisfactoryniggles
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nonfunctionnotworkpeccadilloperforationpinholepinholespockmarksportuguese erroprivationsproblemrenegadingrough edgescratchesscuffscuff markscuffsshortcomingssinsingularitiessmirchessnagssoftware bugsoftware malfunctionsplotchesswitch sidesswitchesthieuturncoatsunsoundnesswartsweaknesses
Adjective(9 words)
legal defectmajor irregularityminor blemishpoor qualityserious issuestructural deformationunsatisfactory qualityvulnerable areaweak
Determiner(1 words)
most colonial artifact
Related word relations
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More general
14 entriesabnormalityappearancechange allegiancedisadvantagefaultfleeflyhealth issueimperfectionimperfectnessleaveproblemtake flightvisual aspect
More specific
12 entrieschromosomal defectcosmetic defectdefect to another countrydefect to the enemydesign defectelectrical defectfunctional defectmanufacturing defectmetabolic defectsensor defectsingle gene defectsoftware defect
Collocations
11 entriescosmetic defectdefect from the groupdefect from the partydefect ratedefect to another countrydefect to the enemydefect to the oppositiondesign defectgenetic defectmajor defectmanufacturing defect
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
For nothing is so beautiful but that it betrays some defect on close inspection.
Source: tatoeba (36436)
If it were not for this defect, I should hire him at once.
Source: tatoeba (59503)
What defect can you find in the present system of education?
Source: tatoeba (239618)
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