Synonyms for fault
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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

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1. fault

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

   Antonyms:
   sufficiency, correctness, completeness, perfection

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Charge
   • Crack
   • Electronics
   • Equipment Failure
   • Geology
   • Nonaccomplishment
   • Responsibility
   • Worth

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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

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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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1. List of paraphrases for "fault":

   blame, misconduct, guilt, culpa, error, foul, mistake, failure, faulting, flaw, lack, faults, failures, failing, defect, rift, anomaly, malfunction, judgement

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1. Rodney Davis:

   This is not their fault, they're doing their job.

2. The Atlantic:

   If you remember, the argument over Trump’s first impeachment was about Trump refusing to give military aid to Ukraine because he imagined he could get some dirt on Joe Biden from the Ukrainians, so why didn’t Putin do this during the Trump administration? Because he thought Trump was weakening Ukraine, especially on this ground. The problem of Ukraine being unfortified goes back several years and much of the fault lies in the Trump administration.

3. The Iowa Republican:

   Its not the babys fault for the sin of the father, or of the mother.

4. Breanne Martinez:

   (His heart) doesn't pump enough blood to the rest of his body, i feel it's my fault because I have a heart condition as well, and I passed it along to him. Martinez had $510 in case, along with her ID and insurance cards, in her wallet when it was stolen. She said she left it next to the checkout to put Mason in his car seat. I cried in the middle of WinCo because I'm just thinking of all the things I'm not going to be able to provide for my son this month.

5. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel:

   The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything.