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

STRONGEST

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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Appeared in the March 21, 2026, print edition as 'Jury Faults Musk in Twitter Suit'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"Faults can be found almost everywhere. Faults in the shallow subsurface are usually stable, so we do not expect shock movements to occur along them," explains Dr. Ylona van Dinther, who led the study.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

Faults on the power grid are caused by tree limbs hitting electrical wires or wires hitting each other, among other causes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

Faults are not really lines, but planes extending down miles into the ground.

From Scientific American • Feb. 17, 2023

Faults that you should watch for and correct are: dominance, selfishness and heartlessness.

From Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration by Coffman, C. J.