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Synonyms for default
dɪˈfɔltde·fault

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. default

    Neglect (Latin nec, not, and lego, gather) is the failing to take such care, show such attention, pay such courtesy, etc., as may be rightfully or reasonably expected. Negligence, which is the same in origin, may be used in almost the same sense, but with a slighter force, as when Whittier speaks of "the negligence which friendship loves;" but negligence is often used to denote the quality or trait of character of which the act is a manifestation, or to denote the habit of neglecting that which ought to be done. Neglect is transitive, negligence is intransitive; we speak of neglect of his books, friends, or duties, in which cases we could not use negligence; negligence in dress implies want of care as to its arrangement, tidiness, etc.; neglect of one's garments would imply leaving them exposed to defacement or injury, as by dust, moths, etc. Neglect has a passive sense which negligence has not; the child was suffering from neglect, i. e., from being neglected by others; the child was suffering from negligence would imply that he himself was neglectful. The distinction sometimes made that neglect denotes the act, and negligence the habit, is but partially true; one may be guilty of habitual neglect of duty; the wife may suffer from her husband's constant neglect, while the negligence which causes a railroad accident may be that of a moment, and on the part of one ordinarily careful and attentive; in such cases the law provides punishment for criminal negligence.

    See synonyms for CARE.

    Synonyms:
    carelessness, disregard, disrespect, failure, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention, indifference, neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, omission, oversight, remissness, scorn, slackness, slight, thoughtlessness

    Preposition:
    Neglect of duty, of the child by the parent; there was neglect on the part of the teacher.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. default

    Synonyms:
    lapse, forfeit, omission, defect, delinquency, absence, want, failure

    Antonyms:
    maintenance, appearance, plea, satisfaction, forthcoming, supply, presence

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. defaultnoun

    loss due to not showing up

    "he lost the game by default"

    Synonyms:
    nonpayment, default option, nonremittal

    Antonyms:
    pay up, pay, ante up

  2. default, nonpayment, nonremittalnoun

    act of failing to meet a financial obligation

    Synonyms:
    evasion, nonpayment, default option, nonremittal

    Antonyms:
    pay, pay up, ante up

  3. nonpayment, default, nonremittalnoun

    loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid

    Synonyms:
    evasion, nonpayment, default option, nonremittal

    Antonyms:
    pay up, ante up, pay

  4. default option, defaultverb

    an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified

    Synonyms:
    nonpayment, default option, nonremittal

    Antonyms:
    pay, pay up, ante up

  5. default, default onverb

    fail to pay up

    Synonyms:
    default on

    Antonyms:
    ante up, pay, pay up

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. defaultnoun

    Synonyms:
    omission, neglect, failure

  2. defaultnoun

    Synonyms:
    want, lack, destitution, defect, deficiency

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How to use default in a sentence?

  1. Anthony Fauci:

    Our default position – there will always be exceptions ... there is never one-size-fits-all – our default position should be to try to keep the schools open and get children who are not in school back in school as best as we possibly can.

  2. Rianna Pfefferkorn:

    The end of Roe throws into sharp relief the paramount importance of turning on [ end-to-end encryption ] by default instead of making users navigate security and privacy settings for themselves.

  3. Ting Lu:

    The possibility of contagion in other parts of China's vast economy remains very real, and, it is on this issue where China's central bank faces its biggest constraint — while it may be able to contain the financial implications from a housing default, it can not offset the housing market's impact on China's real economy.

  4. Christopher Soghoian:

    Encryption is best when it is hidden, invisible to the user and turned on by default.

  5. William English:

    There would still be a lot of people and entities not being paid. So in that sense, it’s still a default, i think the credit rating agencies would still be upset.


Translations for default

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  • الافتراArabic
  • неизпълнение, неустойка, стойност по подразбиранеBulgarian
  • selháníCzech
  • standardDanish
  • Zahlungsverzug, Grundzustand, Leistungsstörung, Nichterscheinen, Standard, Säumnis, Fristversäumnis, Nichtzahlung, Zahlungseinstellung, VersäumnisGerman
  • προεπιλογήGreek
  • defecto, por defecto, moraSpanish
  • oletusFinnish
  • défautFrench
  • սկզբնադիրArmenian
  • kegagalanIndonesian
  • predefinitoItalian
  • 기본Korean
  • defaultLatin
  • niet-nakomingDutch
  • wartość domyślnaPolish
  • padrão, inadimplênciaPortuguese
  • неплатёж, дефолт, значение по умолчаниюRussian
  • standardinställningar, standardalternativ, standard, standardvalSwedish
  • இயல்புநிலைTamil
  • за замовчуваннямUkrainian
  • mặc địnhVietnamese
  • 默認Chinese

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