Synonyms & related words for faulty

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of faulty — including defective, incorrect, wrong, malfunctioning, flawed, erroneous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to faulty

Explore words related to faulty — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include faultiness, defectively, mistaken, malfunctions, defectiveness, erroneousness, malfunctioned, flawy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for faulty

Common synonyms for faulty include defective, incorrect, wrong, malfunctioning, flawed, erroneous, inaccurate, fallacious — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does faulty come from?

The word faulty breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fault-, from Latin fallere (“deceive, fail”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.