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faults

NOUN

blame, sin; mistake

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blunder crime defect error failing flaw guilt indiscretion lapse liability misconduct miscue misdeed negligence offense omission oversight responsibility transgression weakness wrong wrongdoing

STRONG

accountability answerability culpability delinquency dereliction foible frailty impropriety inaccuracy infirmity malfeasance malpractice misdemeanor onus slip slip-up solecism trespass vice

WEAK

evil doing loss of innocence peccancy

Antonyms

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accuracy advantage behavior care correction good deed irresponsibility kindness obedience perfection remembrance right strength strong point success

STRONG

correctness propriety

WEAK

benefit blessing good soundness

NOUN

physical defect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficiency imperfection lack shortcoming weakness

STRONG

blemish debility demerit infirmity pimple zit

WEAK

weak point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enough perfection plenty strong point

STRONG

strength

WEAK

advantage benefit blessing correctness good soundness

Example Sentences

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I’m not blind to the faults of the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Like I said, I’m not blind to the fact that there are issues and faults and deep things to worry about.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"I've hit a couple of double faults in big moments but, at the same time, I think I'm also trying to improve my serve," she said in her main press conference.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

A 2011 Boeing service letter described past failures in the bearing assembly, but didn’t find that the faults posed a safety of flight problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

But in other points, as well as this, I was growing very lenient to my master: I was forgetting all his faults, for which I had once kept a sharp look-out.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë