malfunctioned
The word “malfunctioned” has 3 syllables: mal-func-tioned
It's pronounced as /mælˈfʌŋkʃənd/
What is synonym and antonym for malfunctioned?
In the thesaurus, “malfunctioned” has 13 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for malfunctioned along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for malfunctioned
Meanings of malfunctioned
- verb
- To function improperly.
- To fail to function.
Example Sentences
- The machine malfunctioned during the production process, causing a delay.
- The engine malfunctioned, forcing the car to pull over to the side of the road.
- The computer malfunctioned just before the presentation, leaving him without his notes.
- The elevator malfunctioned, trapping passengers inside for several minutes.
- The alarm malfunctioned, failing to go off when it was supposed to.
On this page you'll find 13 synonyms or another words to malfunctioned, such as: acted up, broke, broke down, crashed, cut out, died, failed.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
failed
- abortive
- acted up
- atrocious
- average
- bad
- bankrupt
- bombed
- broke
- broke down
- broken
- busted
- came a cropper
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- came up empty
- chagrined
- cheated
- collapsed
- collapsing
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- cratered
- crumbled
- cut out
- decayed
- deceived
- declined
- declining
- defaulted
- defeated
- deficient
- degenerated
- deluded
- depleted
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- destroyed
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- died
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- disappointed
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- disastrous
- discontented
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- flunking
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- folding
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- foundered
- fruitless
- futile
- futureless
- gave out
- hopeless
- ignored
- ill-fated
- imploded
- impoverished
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- in receivership
- in the red
- inadequate
- inauspicious
- indebted
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inferior
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- jammed
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- kaputt
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- lacking
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- losing
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- malfunctioned
- mediocre
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- mocked
- neglected
- no-good
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- omitted
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- overlooked
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- pretermitted
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- sagged
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- second-rate
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- skipped
- slid
- slighted
- slipped
- slipping
- slumped
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- stalled
- strapped
- struck out
- struggled
- substandard
- sunk
- taken to the cleaners
- tanked
- tapped out
- thwarted
- typical
- unavailing
- unbalanced
- undone
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- unproductive
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- unsatisfactory
- unsuccessful
- upset
- useless
- vain
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- waning
- washed out
- washing-out
- weakened
- went
- went under
- wheezed
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- wiped-out
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- worthless
- wrecked
- wretched
- yielded
gave out
- acted up
- advertised
- advised
- announced
- annunciated
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- belch
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- broadcast
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- bulletined
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- communicated
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- erupted
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- failed
- featured
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- irradiated
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- jammed
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- malfunctioned
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- notified
- oozed
- outpoured
- pitched
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- plugged
- posted
- pour
- poured
- proclaimed
- produce
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- ran with
- rang
- release
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- shot
- showed
- smell of
- sounded
- spewed
- spouted
- sprayed
- spread
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- sputtered
- squirted
- stalled
- threw out
- throw out
- tolled
- trumpeted
- vent
- vented
- void
- wheezed