malfunction

The word “malfunction” has 3 syllables: mal-func-tion

It's pronounced as /mælˈfʌŋkʃən/


What is synonym and antonym for malfunction?

In the thesaurus, “malfunction” has 21 synonyms and 4 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for malfunction along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for malfunction

  • act up
  • break
  • break down
  • bug
  • crash
  • cut out
  • defect
  • die
  • fail
  • fault
  • fizzle
  • flaw
  • give out
  • glitch
  • gremlin
  • impairment
  • jam
  • slip
  • sputter
  • stall
  • wheeze

Antonyms for malfunction

  • advantage
  • perfection
  • strength
  • working

Meanings of malfunction

  • noun
    1. Faulty functioning.
    2. Failure to function.
  • verb
    1. To function improperly.
    2. To fail to function.

Example Sentences

  • The plane had to make an emergency landing due to a malfunction in the engine.
  • A sudden malfunction of the software caused the system to crash unexpectedly.
  • The technician quickly diagnosed the malfunction and repaired the equipment.
  • The car's malfunction led to a delay in our travel plans.
  • After the malfunction of the power grid, the entire city was left without electricity for hours.

On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to malfunction, such as: act up, advantage, break, break down, bug, crash, cut out.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

deactivated

  • arrested
  • braked
  • broken
  • chocked
  • cut off
  • deadlocked
  • dismantled
  • down
  • drew up
  • halted
  • ineffective
  • ineffectual
  • inoperable
  • inoperative
  • jammed
  • kaput
  • kaputt
  • killed
  • malfunctioning
  • mothballed
  • nonfunctional
  • nonfunctioning
  • nonoperating
  • nonproductive
  • off
  • phased out
  • shut off
  • stalled
  • stuck
  • turned off
  • unproductive
  • unusable
  • unworkable
  • useless

deadlocked

fail

  • abort
  • act up
  • back out
  • back wrong horse
  • backslide
  • be cleaned out
  • be defeated
  • be demoted
  • be found lacking
  • be in arrears
  • be in vain
  • be ruined
  • be taken to the cleaners
  • become insolvent
  • blink
  • blunder
  • bomb
  • break
  • break down
  • chagrin
  • cheat
  • close
  • close down
  • collapse
  • come a cropper
  • come to grief
  • come to naught
  • come to nothing
  • come up empty
  • crash
  • crater
  • crumble
  • cut out
  • decay
  • deceive
  • decline
  • defalcate
  • default
  • degenerate
  • delude
  • desert
  • deteriorate
  • die
  • die on the vine
  • disappoint
  • discontent
  • discount
  • disenchant
  • disgruntle
  • dishonor
  • disillusion
  • displease
  • disregard
  • dissatisfy
  • distress
  • droop
  • drop
  • drop a bundle
  • emaciate
  • end
  • fade
  • fall
  • fall flat
  • fall short
  • fall through
  • fault
  • finish
  • fizzle
  • flag
  • flame out
  • flop
  • flounder
  • flunk
  • fold
  • forget
  • founder
  • funk
  • give out
  • go
  • go astray
  • go bankrupt
  • go belly up
  • go broke
  • go bust
  • go down
  • go down swinging
  • go downhill
  • go into Chapter 11
  • go out of business
  • go to the wall
  • go under
  • go up
  • go up in smoke
  • go wrong
  • hit bottom
  • hit the skids
  • ignore
  • implode
  • jam
  • lag
  • languish
  • lay an egg
  • let down
  • lose big
  • lose control
  • lose out
  • lose status
  • malfunction
  • meet with disaster
  • miscarry
  • misfire
  • miss
  • miss out on
  • miss the boat
  • mock
  • neglect
  • omit
  • overdraw
  • overlook
  • overpass
  • pass over
  • play into
  • pretermit
  • repudiate
  • rot
  • run aground
  • run down
  • sag
  • self-destruct
  • sink
  • skid
  • skip
  • slide
  • slight
  • slip
  • slump
  • sputter
  • stall
  • strike out
  • struggle
  • tank
  • terminate
  • turn out badly
  • upset
  • wane
  • wash out
  • weaken
  • wear out
  • wheeze
  • wilt
  • wither
  • yield

failed

  • abortive
  • acted up
  • atrocious
  • average
  • bad
  • bankrupt
  • bombed
  • broke
  • broke down
  • broken
  • busted
  • came a cropper
  • came to grief
  • came up empty
  • chagrined
  • cheated
  • collapsed
  • collapsing
  • crashed
  • cratered
  • crumbled
  • cut out
  • decayed
  • deceived
  • declined
  • declining
  • defaulted
  • defeated
  • deficient
  • degenerated
  • deluded
  • depleted
  • destitute
  • destroyed
  • deteriorated
  • died
  • died on the vine
  • disappointed
  • disappointing
  • disastrous
  • discontented
  • disenchanted
  • disgruntled
  • disillusioned
  • displeased
  • disregarded
  • dissatisfied
  • distressed
  • doomed
  • drooped
  • emaciated
  • execrable
  • exhausted
  • faded
  • failing
  • fell flat
  • fell short
  • fizzled
  • flagged
  • flamed out
  • flopped
  • flopping
  • floundered
  • flunked
  • flunking
  • foiled
  • folded
  • folding
  • foreclosed
  • forgot
  • foundered
  • fruitless
  • futile
  • futureless
  • gave out
  • hopeless
  • ignored
  • ill-fated
  • imploded
  • impoverished
  • in Chapter 11
  • in Chapter 13
  • in receivership
  • in the red
  • inadequate
  • inauspicious
  • indebted
  • ineffective
  • ineffectual
  • inferior
  • insolvent
  • jammed
  • kaput
  • kaputt
  • kerflooey
  • lacking
  • lagged
  • laid an egg
  • languished
  • let down
  • losing
  • lost
  • low-grade
  • malfunctioned
  • mediocre
  • miscarried
  • misfired
  • missed
  • missed out on
  • mocked
  • neglected
  • no-good
  • normal
  • omitted
  • on the rocks
  • ordinary
  • out of business
  • out of money
  • overlooked
  • overpassed
  • passed over
  • poor
  • pretermitted
  • ran down
  • representative
  • rotted
  • ruined
  • sagged
  • sank
  • second-class
  • second-rate
  • self-destructed
  • skidded
  • skipped
  • slid
  • slighted
  • slipped
  • slipping
  • slumped
  • slumping
  • spent
  • sputtered
  • stalled
  • strapped
  • struck out
  • struggled
  • substandard
  • sunk
  • taken to the cleaners
  • tanked
  • tapped out
  • thwarted
  • typical
  • unavailing
  • unbalanced
  • undone
  • unlucky
  • unproductive
  • unpromising
  • unsatisfactory
  • unsuccessful
  • upset
  • useless
  • vain
  • vile
  • waned
  • waning
  • washed out
  • washing-out
  • weakened
  • went
  • went under
  • wheezed
  • wilted
  • wiped-out
  • withered
  • wore out
  • worthless
  • wrecked
  • wretched
  • yielded

failing

  • acting up
  • blemish
  • blind spot
  • blot
  • bombing
  • breaking
  • breaking down
  • chagrining
  • cheating
  • collapsing
  • coming a cropper
  • coming to grief
  • coming up empty
  • corruption
  • crashing
  • cratering
  • crumbling
  • cutting out
  • debased
  • debauched
  • debilitated
  • decadent
  • decayed
  • decaying
  • deceiving
  • declining
  • defaulting
  • defeated
  • defect
  • deficiency
  • deficient
  • degenerate
  • degenerating
  • degraded
  • deluding
  • demerit
  • demoralized
  • depraved
  • depravity
  • dereliction
  • deteriorating
  • disappointing
  • discontenting
  • disenchanting
  • disgruntling
  • disillusioning
  • displeasing
  • disregarding
  • dissatisfying
  • dissipated
  • dissolute
  • distressing
  • drawback
  • drooping
  • dying
  • dying on the vine
  • effete
  • emaciating
  • enervate
  • enervated
  • enfeebled
  • error
  • evil
  • fading
  • failure
  • faint
  • falling flat
  • falling short
  • fault
  • feeble
  • feet of clay
  • fizzling
  • flagging
  • flaming out
  • flaw
  • flopping
  • floundering
  • flunking
  • foible
  • folding
  • forgetting
  • foundering
  • frail
  • frailty
  • giving out
  • going
  • going under
  • ignoring
  • immoral
  • immorality
  • imperfection
  • imploding
  • inadequate
  • infirmity
  • insufficient
  • jamming
  • lagging
  • languid
  • languishing
  • laying an egg
  • letting down
  • malfunctioning
  • minus
  • miscarriage
  • miscarrying
  • misfiring
  • misfortune
  • missing
  • missing out on
  • mocking
  • neglecting
  • nit
  • omitting
  • overlooking
  • overpassing
  • overrefined
  • overripe
  • passing over
  • precious
  • pretermitting
  • rotting
  • running down
  • sagging
  • sapped
  • scant
  • scanty
  • scarce
  • self-destructing
  • short
  • shortcoming
  • shy
  • sin
  • sinfulness
  • sinking
  • skidding
  • skipping
  • sliding
  • slighting
  • slipping
  • slumping
  • soft
  • soft spot
  • spot
  • sputtering
  • stain
  • stalling
  • striking out
  • struggling
  • tanking
  • unavailing
  • unprosperous
  • unsuccessful
  • unsufficient
  • unthriving
  • upsetting
  • vain
  • vice
  • waning
  • want
  • wanting
  • washed-up
  • washing out
  • wasted
  • weak
  • weak point
  • weakened
  • weakening
  • weakness
  • wearing out
  • wheezing
  • wickedness
  • wilting
  • wimpy
  • withering
  • yielding

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