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Synonyms 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
Synonyms:
defect, error, imperfection, flaw, misdeed, failure, omission, want, drawbackAntonyms:
sufficiency, correctness, completeness, perfection
Princeton's WordNet
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
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
faultnoun
Synonyms:
defect, blemish, flaw, imperfection, failingfaultnoun
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misdeed, misdemeanor, offence, trespass, wrong, delinquency, transgressionfaultnoun
Synonyms:
mistake (of judgment), error, indiscretion, slip, lapsefaultnoun
faultnoun
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[Geol.] dislocation, disturbance of strata
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
faultnoun
Synonyms:
defect, imperfection, failing, foible, shortcoming, blemish, flaw, demerit, dereliction, offense, indiscretion, lapse, delinquencyAntonyms:
merit, perfection, beauty, impeccability
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How to use fault in a sentence?
The record of past earthquakes tells us what could happen in the future because we know it happened in the past, this precedent carries the implications that similar joint ruptures are possible in the future and that the San Jacinto fault plays a more significant role in seismic hazard in southern California than previously considered.
I felt very bad, and I started to cry -- because we were together for the whole journey, we knew it was neither his fault nor mine. It was immigration who decided to separate us.
there's folks 'ud stand on their heads and then say the fault was I' their boots.
I would hope that they would apologize, it wasan accident. It was not their fault. It was an accidental death, but I’m sure that person carries around a lot of pain about it. And if they did come forward to apologize, I think it would be very healing for them. And for me. Although, I have forgiven that person because I knew that it wasn’t done intentionally. It was just a tragic accident. So I don’t hold any ill will towards the person at all. Allan was just at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Chairman John Barrasso of Wyoming:
Tribal communities in the affected region have been devastated and the EPA has not taken responsibility for the mess it made, i hope this investigation uncovers who is at fault and holds them responsible. We will be watching closely.
Translations for fault
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- خلل, خطأ, زمبArabic
- хата, ғәйепBashkir
- дефект, недостатък, простъпка, вина, грешкаBulgarian
- errada, defecte, falta, error, falla, culpaCatalan, Valencian
- zlom, chybaCzech
- Fehler, SchuldGerman
- φταίξιμοGreek
- pekoEsperanto
- falla, falta, defecto, culpaSpanish
- faute, faille, défautFrench
- coire, cronScottish Gaelic
- פגם, כשל, טעות, משגה, עברה, אשמהHebrew
- ग़लती, खोट, क़सूरHindi
- hibaHungarian
- kesalahanIndonesian
- colpa, fessura, faglia, sbaglio, imperfezione, crepa, frattura, biasimoItalian
- דופיHebrew
- 欠陥, 断層, 欠点, せい, 誤りJapanese
- culpaLatin
- vaina, kļudaLatvian
- breuk, beschuldigenDutch
- skyld, forkastningNorwegian
- uskok, wina, wadaPolish
- falha, defeito, culpaPortuguese
- greșeală, culpă, hibă, vinăRomanian
- ошибка, изъян, вина, дефектRussian
- greška, grješka, грјешка, krivnja, расјед, кривња, грешка, mana, мана, rasjedSerbo-Croatian
- chybaSlovak
- hibaSlovene
- gabim, fajAlbanian
- fel, skuld, förkastningSwedish
- తప్పిదంTelugu
- yanlış, hataTurkish
- غلطیUrdu
- lỗiVietnamese
- שולדYiddish
- 故障Chinese
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