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default

[dih-fawlt, dee-fawlt] / dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdiˌfɔlt /
NOUN
failure; want
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delinquency nonpayment
STRONG
absence blemish blunder dearth defect deficiency dereliction disregard error fault imperfection inadequacy insufficiency lack lapse miss neglect offense omission overlooking oversight privation shortcoming slight transgression vice weakness wrongdoing
Antonyms
STRONG
abundance accuracy achievement adequacy advantage attention care correction enough excess obedience perfection plenty regard remembrance respect right strength strong point success sufficiency
WEAK
payment satisfaction
VERB
dodge payment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
evade
STRONG
bilk defraud dishonor fail neglect repudiate shirk skate skip stiff swindle
WEAK
leave town meet under arch put on the cuff run out on see in the alley skip out on
Antonyms
STRONG
complete do meet
WEAK
pay

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Other candidates could get in on the action and, as Labour’s current leader, Starmer could run again by default.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

While overall private credit default rates have been steadily climbing, experts like Gellert are also looking at more subtle signs of financial stress, including things like payment-in-kind restructuring events.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The stock tumbled further this year when big loans to software maker Medallia and dental service company Affordable Care went into default.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Myra Cheng, the study’s lead author and a computer-science PhD candidate at Stanford University, said that “by default, AI advice does not tell people that they’re wrong.”

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The cash flows of Mike Burry’s credit default swaps replicated the cash flows of the triple-B-rated subprime mortgage bond that he wagered against.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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