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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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Headlines on defaulting borrowers have led individuals to cash out of many private credit funds lately, but institutions remain enthusiasts, said operating chief Jonathan Gray.

From Barron's

“Most people, by default, do not want a phone call unless it’s explicitly stated.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They aren’t concerned about default, but perhaps that the U.S. will let inflation rise to reduce the real value of its debts, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal

The reason it has massively increased pension take up is what's known in behavioural science as "default bias".

From BBC

Among its other proposals, the CMA suggests displaying a screen to facilitate changing a user's default search engine, and rules guaranteeing a fair ranking of results, which Google should be able to demonstrate.

From Barron's

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