flaw
Crack in perfection
A flaw is an imperfection that diminishes quality or value.
A diamond has a flaw if it contains a visible inclusion.
A flaw in an argument is a weakness in its logic.
A character flaw is a personal failing: His temper was his fatal flaw.
To flaw something is to mar it, though flawed as an adjective is more common: a deeply flawed study.
Fault or shortcoming
- markVisible impression or sign
- spotMark or location
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
discoloration · stain · smudge · nick · chip · dent · crack · blotch
Deficiency in force
- shortcomingA fault or weakness
- failingFlaw in one's nature
- foibleMinor personal flaw
- faultImperfection or blame
limitation · drawback · inadequacy · deficiency · trait · quirk · idiosyncrasy · vice
Fault or shortcoming
- faultImperfection or blame
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- shortcomingA fault or weakness
- weaknessDeficiency in force
malfunction · glitch · bug · irregularity · deformity · distortion · fracture · breakage
Error in reasoning
- errorFault in communication
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- invalidityState of being void
sophistry · misconception · bias · loophole · gap · hole · weakness · unsoundness
Deficiency in force
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- breachBreaking of agreement
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- chinkNarrow slit or clink
gap · exposure · susceptibility · security hole · attack vector · soft spot · opening · penetrable
Wrong action or decision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- misstepError in action or judgment
slip · omission · gaffe · miscalculation · misjudgment · slip-up · typo · erratum
imperfection
Fault or shortcoming
scratch · discoloration · stain · smudge · nick · chip · dent · crack · blotch · speck
weakness
Deficiency in force
- shortcomingA fault or weakness
- failingFlaw in one's nature
- foibleMinor personal flaw
fault · limitation · drawback · inadequacy · deficiency · trait · quirk · idiosyncrasy · vice · imperfection
imperfection
Fault or shortcoming
- faultImperfection or blame
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- shortcomingA fault or weakness
weakness · malfunction · glitch · bug · irregularity · deformity · distortion · fracture · breakage · deterioration
fallacy
Error in reasoning
- errorFault in communication
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
invalidity · sophistry · misconception · bias · loophole · gap · hole · weakness · unsoundness · non sequitur
weakness
Deficiency in force
chink · gap · exposure · susceptibility · security hole · attack vector · soft spot · opening · penetrable · defenseless
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
misstep · slip · omission · gaffe · miscalculation · misjudgment · slip-up · typo · erratum · lapse
- errorserror, mistake, blunder, blunders, fault
- Anomaliesanomaly, deviation, aberration, irregularity, oddity
- criticism wordscritique, review, analysis, fault, weakness
- defectsdefect, crack, cracks, defective, blemish
- Drawbacksdefect, drawback, downside, fault, weakness
- failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
flawperfection
Absence of any fault
strength · flawlessness · excellence · virtue · merit
flawperfection
Absence of any fault
flawlessness · soundness · wholeness · intactness · integrity
- fatal flawRuinous character defect
- flake outRenege on commitment
- design flawBuilt-in error in planning
- character flawsPersonal moral weaknesses
- corn flakeToasted maize cereal piece
- flake offShed in fragments
flake, flawless, flawed, flaws, flawlessly, unflawed, flawlessness