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Antonyms for fault
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 Antonyms
fault
Antonyms:
sufficiency, correctness, completeness, perfectionSynonyms:
defect, error, imperfection, flaw, misdeed, failure, omission, want, drawback
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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"
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erroneousness, fracture, flaw, misapprehension, geological fault, computer error, faulting, erroneous belief, wrongdoing, defect, shift, error, demerit, misunderstanding, misplay, mistake, breakdefect, 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"
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blemish, mar, shift, faulting, mistake, defect, demerit, shortcoming, break, flaw, fracture, geological fault, errordemerit, 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"
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fracture, shift, mistake, defect, error, break, demerit, flaw, geological fault, faultingfault, 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"
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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, errorfaultnoun
(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"
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fracture, shift, mistake, defect, error, break, demerit, flaw, geological fault, faultingfaultnoun
responsibility for a bad situation or event
"it was John's fault"
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fracture, shift, mistake, defect, error, break, demerit, flaw, geological fault, faultingfaultverb
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
"he served too many double faults"
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fracture, shift, mistake, defect, error, break, demerit, flaw, geological fault, faultingblame, faultverb
put or pin the blame on
Synonyms:
blame, pick, find fault, charge
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
faultnoun
Antonyms:
merit, perfection, beauty, impeccabilitySynonyms:
defect, imperfection, failing, foible, shortcoming, blemish, flaw, demerit, dereliction, offense, indiscretion, lapse, delinquency
How to use fault in a sentence?
It's not his fault that Boko Haram killed people. To be winning the battle makes me like him even more.
Because Tom put the kid’s behavior out there. It’s really Tom’s fault. And I don’t know Tom — I’m a great admirer of his physical prowess and his football ability — but don’t put your kid up on an Internet show and then get pissed when people comment on her behavior. You’re putting it out there for people to comment on. That’s what a TV show is.
Society and some family members blame me. My uncle even suggested that I should be placed in a heap of straw and burnt to death, but my father was for justice, it is not our fault that we are raped. Victims should come out and tell their story to the courts and seek justice.
County Recorder Helen Purcell:
If we had to do it all over again, we would have done it differently, but I take the blame for that, we were not prepared, that was our fault.
there's folks 'ud stand on their heads and then say the fault was I' their boots.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#5045 | fault | |
#11450 | perfection | |
#13586 | completeness | |
#17844 | correctness | |
#21787 | sufficiency |
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