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malformed Synonyms

Another word for malformed

Choosing another word for malformed depends on context, so the 10 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Abnormally or imperfectly shaped or structured, especially of a body part or organism due to defective development.

Usage Example

"Calcium deficiency in the soil often causes the developing tomatoes to become stunted and deformed."

Strongest
deformed
misshapen
Strong
distorted
contorted
twisted
warped
disfigured

• adjective (Context 2)

Improperly formatted or failing to conform to the syntactic rules of a formal language, protocol, or data format (in computing and linguistics).

Usage Example

"The web server rejected the request because it contained a ill-formed URL."

Strongest
ill-formed
invalid
Strong
corrupted

Opposites of malformed

The opposite of malformed shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

well-formed
valid
normal
symmetrical
shapely
See all opposites of malformed

• Nearby Words

malevolent
malevolently
malformation
malformed
malfunction
mali
mali cobra

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Malformed. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/malformed
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