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How to pronounce malfunctioning:

Synonyms for malfunctioning:

amiss
awry
broken
defective
down
haywire
inoperable
inoperative
kaput
kaputt
nonfunctional
nonfunctioning
nonoperating
off
on the blink
on the fritz
out of commission
out of whack
run-down
unusable
useless
wrong

Antonyms for malfunctioning:

able to function
active
alive
effective
fit
fixed
functional
functioning
going
high-functioning
in action
in force
in full swing
in process
in use
in working order
live
living
moving
on
operable
operant
operating
operational
operative
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