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in default

ADJECTIVE

wanting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficient unfulfilled

STRONG

absent bankrupt cooked deprived disappointing empty failing gone missing needed omitted scant short shy

WEAK

away bereft burned out cut off defective destitute devoid faulty half-baked imperfect incomplete inferior less minus not good enough not up to par out of gas patchy poor scanty scarce sketchy substandard too little too late unsound

Antonyms

STRONG

adequate enough existing present sufficient

WEAK

perfect satisfactory

Example Sentences

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Some 46% of borrowers in default as of last September had previously defaulted at least three times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Sallie Mae, for example, typically considers loans in default after 120 days of missed payments.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Roughly 9 million borrowers are currently in default, and millions more are expected to default in the coming months.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Amazon aggregators like SellerX and Razor and home-repair company Renovo Home Partners were among the borrowers in default.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

On June 25 the total number of loans in default spiked to 18.68 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

in default

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