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Synonyms for default
dɪˈfɔltde·fault
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, thoughtlessnessPreposition:
Neglect of duty, of the child by the parent; there was neglect on the part of the teacher.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
default
Synonyms:
lapse, forfeit, omission, defect, delinquency, absence, want, failureAntonyms:
maintenance, appearance, plea, satisfaction, forthcoming, supply, presence
Princeton's WordNet
defaultnoun
loss due to not showing up
"he lost the game by default"
Synonyms:
nonpayment, default option, nonremittaldefault, nonpayment, nonremittalnoun
act of failing to meet a financial obligation
Synonyms:
evasion, nonpayment, default option, nonremittalnonpayment, default, nonremittalnoun
loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
Synonyms:
evasion, nonpayment, default option, nonremittaldefault option, defaultverb
an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
Synonyms:
nonpayment, default option, nonremittaldefault, default onverb
fail to pay up
Synonyms:
default on
Dictionary of English Synonymes
defaultnoun
defaultnoun
Synonyms:
want, lack, destitution, defect, deficiency
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "default":
defect, defaults, pre-determined, defaulting, defaulted, failure, non-payment, predetermined, flaw, non-compliance, absentia, preset, implicit, breach, non-performance, predefined
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
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| #254 | want | |
| #1538 | default | |
| #2278 | failure | |
| #4642 | absence | |
| #7516 | slight | |
| #9001 | breach | |
| #10114 | oversight | |
| #10327 | defect | |
| #11158 | neglect | |
| #12060 | defaults | |
| #12234 | implicit | |
| #12928 | negligence | |
| #16176 | flaw | |
| #17829 | omission | |
| #18414 | disregard | |
| #19631 | preset | |
| #20392 | predefined | |
| #21097 | lapse | |
| #23216 | predetermined | |
| #24694 | delinquency | |
| #25345 | indifference | |
| #27354 | evasion | |
| #29516 | forfeit | |
| #34727 | scorn | |
| #36196 | disrespect | |
| #43700 | defaulted | |
| #48927 | defaulting | |
| #57236 | carelessness | |
| #65359 | nonpayment | |
| #75377 | inattention | |
| #78029 | absentia | |
| #168211 | slackness | |
| #175027 | inadvertence | |
| #186849 | thoughtlessness | |
| #271402 | heedlessness |
How to use default in a sentence?
It is difficult to assess whether the notice of default represents a splintering of the rumored agreements over the past several weeks, or if the holders are just preserving their rights to litigate in sync with the efforts currently underway by the second lien debt.
Allowing call blocking by default could be a big benefit for consumers who are sick and tired of robocalls, by making it clear that such call blocking is allowed, the FCC will give voice service providers the legal certainty they need to block unwanted calls from the outset so that consumers never have to get them.
I think it would be shocking – especially to parents – to think that you could lose a child and the default diagnosis is if we can’t explain it, you killed them.
If newsmen do not tell the truth as they see it because it might make waves, or if their bosses decide something should or should not be broadcast because of Washington or Main Street consequences, we have dishonored ourselves and we have lost the First Amendment by default.
This is really good news for banks, because after the swap, these debts get quasi-state backing and the risks of default are greatly reduced.
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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