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default
noun as in failure; want
verb as in dodge payment
Strongest match
Example Sentences
“You realize he didn’t speak out loud during that day. Human beings are meant to be convivial and social — the default setting for a lot of us is that we need other people around. Ted’s character Charles is a guy who’s still perfectly vibrant, very sharp, alive in the world, but his life has just gotten very small. And the question is — for him and for the audience — can he go through something that makes him see the value in living a bigger life?”
When you’re 49, the default setting is ‘No.’
Rumors of Freevee’s demise spread after the company made the new ad tier the default for Prime Video users, but Amazon denied the speculation early this year.
Unmarried partners aren’t necessarily the default, so if you want them to be, naming them here is crucial.
She captured the nomination by default — without ever having won a single vote in a caucus or primary.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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