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Faulty, not working or functioning as expected

Physically broken or damaged

Generally low in quality or standard

Lacking or deficient in some element or quality

Unsuitable for a given purpose

Having faults or errors

Consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts

Unable to be supported or justified

Rickety in structure and easily damaged

Rudimentary or crude in form, not thorough or complete

Having no use, purpose or reason

Not performing its proper or intended function

Physically ill or weakened

Mentally deficient or underdeveloped

Displaying a lack of sensibleness or judgment

Physically disabled, typically unable to walk properly

Depraved or perverse in nature

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Adjective

Faulty, not working or functioning as expected

not functioning

non-functioning

out of commission

not in working order

on its last legs

in poor condition

in need of repair

in a state of disrepair

given up the ghost

stopped working

non-operational

not in operation

unavailable for use

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“Vehicles with worn or defective shock absorbers are less stable and more liable to go out of control.”

Adjective

Physically broken or damaged

badly maintained

falling to pieces

gone to rack and ruin

in a state of disrepair

poorly maintained

on its last legs

down-at-the-heels

in poor condition

the worse for wear

seen better days

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“The horse escaped from its stable during the night into the field and thence onto the railway line via a defective fence.”

Adjective

Generally low in quality or standard

dissatisfactory

less-than-stellar

not up to scratch

not up to standard

not up to snuff

a load of pants

bargain-basement

not good enough

cheap and nasty

no great shakes

leaving much to be desired

not up to expectations

good-for-nothing

end-of-the-pier

strictly for the birds

leaving a lot to be desired

of poor quality

twopenny-halfpenny

thrown together

lacking ability

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“A member of a fitness center was injured while using a defective squat machine.”

Adjective

Lacking or deficient in some element or quality

“The man who exceeds in fear and is defective in bravery is called cowardly.”

Adjective

Unsuitable for a given purpose

not good enough

disadvantageous

disproportionate

lacking in propriety

out of character

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“The copper turned out on trial to be defective for the purpose of sheathing.”

Adjective

Having faults or errors

wide of the mark

unsubstantiated

open to question

out of commission

without foundation

inconsequential

misrepresentative

economical with the truth

on the wrong track

not backed up by evidence

contrary to fact

not trustworthy

without substantiation

terminologically inexact

wrongly inferred

wrongly identified

barking up wrong tree

labouring under a misapprehension

barking up the wrong tree

without justification

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Adjective

Consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

thrown together

rough and ready

lacking in detail

unsophisticated

not-yet-finalized

partially finished

partially complete

under construction

cobbled together

on the back burner

awaiting action

awaiting attention

in a state of uncertainty

on the drawing board

awaiting decision

betwixt and between

in cold storage

in a state of suspension

awaiting completion

awaiting settlement

in no man's land

put to one side

work in process

work in progress

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Adjective

Unable to be supported or justified

unsubstantiated

without justification

without foundation

inconsequential

not making sense

not backed up by evidence

ill-thought-out

not well thought out

shot-in-the-dark

without substantiation

counterintuitive

open to question

hard to believe

self-contradictory

beyond the bounds of possibility

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Adjective

Rickety in structure and easily damaged

thrown together

on its last legs

falling to pieces

easily destroyed

easily threatened

gone to rack and ruin

in a state of disrepair

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Adjective

Rudimentary or crude in form, not thorough or complete

unsophisticated

cobbled together

thrown together

rough and ready

rough-and-ready

rough-and-tumble

in its natural state

wild-and-woolly

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Adjective

Having no use, purpose or reason

inconsequential

counterproductive

good-for-nothing

without rhyme or reason

without success

not worth the candle

of little worth

self-sabotaging

nonconstructive

self-destructive

disadvantageous

no good to gundy

lacking foundation

of no earthly use

without grounds

without foundation

in vicious circle

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Adjective

Not performing its proper or intended function

Adjective

Physically ill or weakened

hospitalised^UK

hospitalized^US

under the weather

under medication

on the sick list

green about the gills

not in good shape

not up to snuff

like death warmed up

out of commission

confined to bed

at death's door

the worse for wear

in poor condition

out of condition

as white as a sheet

as white as a ghost

sick as a parrot

not feeling well

not up to the mark

slightly unwell

not a hundred percent

hypochondriacal

feeling terrible

running temperature

in declining health

rabies-infected

looking as if one has seen a ghost

foaming at the mouth

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Adjective

Mentally deficient or underdeveloped

mentally defective

soft in the head

slow on the uptake

dead from the neck up

thick as two short planks

not the full shilling

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Adjective

Displaying a lack of sensibleness or judgment

mentally incompetent

out of the question

extremely foolish

stupidly irresponsible

feather-brained

dead from the neck up

out in left field

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Adjective

Physically disabled, typically unable to walk properly

physically challenged

wheelchair-using

having a disability

differently abled

physically handicapped

physically impaired

out of commission

learning-disabled

having special needs

physically disabled

out-of-commission

with a disability

confined to bed

wheelchair-bound

on the sick list

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

in the hospital

flat on your back

under the weather

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Adjective

Depraved or perverse in nature

dishonourable^UK

gone to the dogs

dishonorable^US

in the fast lane

lacking restraint

pleasure-seeking

no better than one should be

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