FAULTY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

faulty

adjective

ˈfȯl-tē

Definition of faulty next

as in defective

having a fault the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring

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Recent Examples of faulty He's accused of performing unwanted handyman work on a faulty motion light and security camera. —

Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 In July 2024, a single vendor pushed a faulty software update. —

Jagmeet Lamba, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 The issue could be a faulty blend-door motor, wiring, or control. —

John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026 Released in early January, medical experts decried the schedule as bypassing the government’s typical process for recommending vaccines and argued the effort was built on faulty assumptions. —

Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for faulty

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defective

Adjective

The goal is ensuring that the legal system reaches the real victims of defective products, dangerous drugs and corporate negligence.

— Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
That six-story building has had 117 open violations, which include defective self-closing doors on the fourth and sixth floors and nonfunctioning smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, city records show.

— Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026