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Tainted vs Flawed - What's the difference?

tainted | flawed |

As adjectives the difference between tainted and flawed

is that tainted is corrupted or filled with imperfections while flawed is having a flaw.

As a verb tainted

is past tense of taint.

tainted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • corrupted or filled with imperfections.
    • Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "tainted" is often applied: food, meat, beef, pork, milk, water, fish, toys, love, evidence, money, reputation.

    Synonyms

    * corrupt * impure * imperfect

    Verb

    (head)
  • (taint)

    • flawed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a flaw
    • Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery.
    His design for a perpetual motion machine is flawed because water does not flow uphill.

    Antonyms

    * perfect