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[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

Example Sentences

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Fortune magazine recently reported that the “shadow default rate,” which measures companies that use risky payment-in-kind debt as a substitute for cash payments, has more than doubled since 2021, reaching 6.4%.

From MarketWatch

But the apps have also become a default setting I struggled to override.

From Salon

In the default notice, Belmont was warned that he risked losing the home if he failed to catch up on payments within 90 days.

From MarketWatch

If inflation declines but the Fed holds its interest-rate target steady, this inflation-adjusted policy rate, called the real rate, would rise by default.

From The Wall Street Journal

Did that make her best friend by default?

From Literature

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