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. Cezar Shaaya:

   I was sitting at home and I saw the people on the move and so I came out, i am married, I have mortgage payments due every month and I am not working. It's the state's fault.

2. Don Lemon:

   And it’s not that the Republicans are doing this and that. They’re better at the messaging than you are! That’s what it is! It’s not the Republicans’ fault, it’s your fault. You have yourself to blame, Democrats. Get it together.

3. Senate Republicans:

   Months ago, Michigan received funds through the federal CARES Act, and we used that funding to quickly support front line workers, improve testing, ensure adequate PPE, provide additional support to out-of-work Michiganders, and deliver assistance to local businesses that are struggling through no fault of their own, we once again face a time in our state when additional support would go a long way to help those same residents who need our help.

4. Lady Gaga:

   I didn’t tell anyone for, I think, seven years, i didn’t know how to even think about it, I didn’t know how to accept it, I didn’t know how to not blame myself or think it was my fault. It’s something that really changed my life, it changed who I was completely. It changed my body, it changed my thoughts.

5. Eric Hardmeyer:

   There's only so much patience out there, it's not the banker's fault and it's not the suppliers' fault that commodity prices are what they are. They all need to get paid.