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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. fault

    Whatever mars the beauty or completeness of an object is a blemish, whether original, as squinting eyes, or the result of accident or disease, etc., as the pits of smallpox. A blemish is superficial; a flaw or taint is in structure or substance. In the moral sense, we speak of a blot or stain upon reputation; a flaw or taint in character. A defect is the want or lack of something; fault, primarily a failing, is something that fails of an apparent intent or disappoints a natural expectation; thus a sudden dislocation or displacement of geological strata is called a fault. Figuratively, a blemish comes from one's own ill-doing; a brand or stigma is inflicted by others; as, the brand of infamy.

    Synonyms:
    blemish, blot, blur, brand, crack, daub, defacement, defect, deformity, dent, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, flaw, imperfection, injury, reproach, smirch, soil, speck, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 4 votes

  1. fault

    Synonyms:
    defect, error, imperfection, flaw, misdeed, failure, omission, want, drawback

    Antonyms:
    sufficiency, correctness, completeness, perfection

Princeton's WordNet2.5 / 2 votes

  1. mistake, error, faultnoun

    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

    "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

    Synonyms:
    erroneousness, fracture, flaw, misapprehension, geological fault, computer error, faulting, erroneous belief, wrongdoing, defect, shift, error, demerit, misunderstanding, misplay, mistake, break

  2. defect, fault, flawnoun

    an imperfection in an object or machine

    "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"

    Synonyms:
    blemish, mar, shift, faulting, mistake, defect, demerit, shortcoming, break, flaw, fracture, geological fault, error

  3. demerit, faultnoun

    the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection

    "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"

    Synonyms:
    fracture, shift, mistake, defect, error, break, demerit, flaw, geological fault, faulting

  4. fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, breaknoun

    (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

    "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"

    Synonyms:
    prison-breaking, suspension, gap, jailbreak, respite, sack, happy chance, crack, interruption, chemise, duty period, severance, rift, prisonbreak, transmutation, recess, breakout, displacement, faulting, defect, switch, geological fault, teddy, shifting, falling out, break, intermission, good luck, breaking, shimmy, open frame, gaolbreak, mistake, slip, disruption, breach, breakage, flaw, shift key, demerit, pause, shift, fracture, time out, switching, work shift, rupture, break of serve, cracking, transformation, error

  5. faultnoun

    (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)

    "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"

    Synonyms:
    fracture, shift, mistake, defect, error, break, demerit, flaw, geological fault, faulting

  6. faultnoun

    responsibility for a bad situation or event

    "it was John's fault"

    Synonyms:
    fracture, shift, mistake, defect, error, break, demerit, flaw, geological fault, faulting

  7. faultverb

    (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)

    "he served too many double faults"

    Synonyms:
    fracture, shift, mistake, defect, error, break, demerit, flaw, geological fault, faulting

  8. blame, faultverb

    put or pin the blame on

    Synonyms:
    blame, pick, find fault, charge

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. faultnoun

    Synonyms:
    defect, blemish, flaw, imperfection, failing

  2. faultnoun

    Synonyms:
    misdeed, misdemeanor, offence, trespass, wrong, delinquency, transgression

  3. faultnoun

    Synonyms:
    mistake (of judgment), error, indiscretion, slip, lapse

  4. faultnoun

    Synonyms:
    [Rare.] default, lack, want

  5. faultnoun

    Synonyms:
    [Geol.] dislocation, disturbance of strata

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. faultnoun

    Synonyms:
    defect, imperfection, failing, foible, shortcoming, blemish, flaw, demerit, dereliction, offense, indiscretion, lapse, delinquency

    Antonyms:
    merit, perfection, beauty, impeccability

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How to use fault in a sentence?

  1. Michael Robinson:

    He told me that he thought about resigning just because of how everything was, and I told him if he did that in this climate, I don't think anybody could fault him for it, but I said,' Man, those kids would really miss you.' That's basically the reason he was still there.

  2. Splash News:

    We were both at fault, we both neglected the relationship, but we’ve found forgiveness. i was heartbroken.

  3. Sean Clegg:

    This upscale vs. downscale, college educated vs. non-college educated divide really correlates to vaccination too, don't think about it as just a Democrat vs. Republican fault line, think about it as a fault line between the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. When you draw the line there, you bring a lot of independents with you and even a few Republicans.

  4. Andy Murray:

    When I was 25, it's quite easy, after a couple of weeks of practice, it's quicker to get going whereas now it takes a little bit longer, i've made quite big changes to the way I train off the court as well. But the weight and things like that, that's my fault. I've never had that in my career before.

  5. Henry David Thoreau:

    However mean your life is, meet and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults even in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is.


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