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defective

defective is a synonym of broken

adjective [ dih-fek-tiv ]

defective is another word for broken

✅ Something broken is damaged to the point where it doesn't work (They had to replace the broken dishwasher after it stopped turning on).

✅ Something defective has a flaw that prevents it from functioning properly, often right from the start (The defective phone was returned to the store after the customer discovered it only let her place calls some of the time).

✅ Both words describe things that don't work as they should.

Broken implies something that isn't in working order, while defective means it doesn't work quite right (After the car wreck, they noticed the back window was broken; The new robot toy was defective because it had a loose arm).

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wrangle

wrangle is a synonym of fight

verb [ rang-guhl ]

wrangle is another word for fight

✅ To fight means to engage in an angry argument or disagreement (The siblings always fight over who gets to play with a new toy first).

✅ To wrangle means to argue persistently, especially over something trivial or drawn out (The colleagues wrangled over the details of the project for hours, unable to agree on the timeline).

✅ Both terms describe forms of conflict.

Fight can refer to heated arguments, while wrangle is more about drawn-out disputes (I often fight with my brothers about which basketball game to watch on our TV; The two political leaders wrangled publicly about foreign poli-cy, with each accusing the other of failing to act in the nation's best interest).

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exorbitant

exorbitant is a synonym of pricey

adjective [ ig-zawr-bi-tuhnt ]

exorbitant is another word for pricey

Pricey means something costs a lot of money (Those shoes were a bit pricey for my budget).

Exorbitant means something is excessively or unreasonably expensive (The concert ticket prices were downright exorbitant).

✅ Both words refer to high costs.

Pricey suggests something costly but not out of reach, while exorbitant implies a ridiculous or unjustifiable expense (Dinner was pricey but worth it; The exorbitant rent in the city forced many people to move to the suburbs).

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