Synonyms for faulty
- adjective
Most common
incorrect inaccurate imperfect erroneous damaged defective tainted censurable
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.
They replaced the faulty wiring and it has worked fine ever since.
Related words
- Word family
- faultily faultiness
Example sentences
- incorrect This book is now considered politically incorrect.
- inaccurate The budget appears to be inaccurate and unrealistic.
- imperfect As we are all imperfect human beings, so is life as well.
- erroneous He thought he could get away with his erroneous sentence.
- damaged The house with the damaged roof has been repaired.
- defective They checked to see if the machine was defective.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| faulty | steady | |
| incorrect | rising | |
| inaccurate | steady | |
| imperfect | steady | |
| erroneous | falling | |
| damaged | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1
- 4 letters
- poor1
- 5 letters
- wrong1, amiss2
- 6 letters
- broken2, untrue2
- 7 letters
- damaged2, vicious2, tainted2, unsound2, inexact3
- 8 letters
- improper3, culpable3, fallible3
- 9 letters
- incorrect3, defective3, imperfect3, erroneous4
- 10 letters
- inaccurate4, censurable
- 13 letters
- reprehensible5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amiss2 = 2 syllables).