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Synonyms for at fault
adj deserving blameblameworthy
adjective. deserving blame
culpable
adjective. responsible for action
mistaken
adjective. wrong, incorrect
- all wet
- at fault
- barking up wrong tree
- confounded
- confused
- confused with
- deceived
- deluded
- duped
- erroneous
- fallacious
- false
- faulty
- fooled
- ill-advised
- illogical
- inaccurate
- inappropriate
- misconstrued
- misguided
- misinformed
- misinterpreting
- misjudging
- misled
- misunderstanding
- off base
- off track
- tricked
- unadvised
- under wrong impression
- unfounded
- unreal
- unsound
- untrue
- warranted
- way off
- wide of mark
- wrong number
- wrongly identified
responsible
adjective. accountable, in charge
- answerable
- at fault
- at the helm
- authoritative
- bonded
- bound
- bound to
- carrying the load
- censurable
- chargeable
- compelled
- constrained
- contracted
- culpable
- decision-making
- devolving on
- duty-bound
- engaged
- executive
- exposed
- fettered
- guilty
- hampered
- held
- high
- important
- in authority
- in control
- incumbent
- liable
- minding the store
- obligated
- obliged
- on the hook
- open
- pledged
- subject
- susceptive
- sworn to
- tied
- to blame
- under contract
- under obligation
wrong
adjective. incorrect
- amiss
- askew
- astray
- at fault
- awry
- bad
- counterfactual
- defective
- erratic
- erring
- erroneous
- fallacious
- false
- faulty
- fluffed
- goofed
- in error
- inaccurate
- inexact
- miscalculated
- misconstrued
- misfigured
- misguided
- mishandled
- mistaken
- not precise
- not right
- not working
- off-target
- on the wrong track
- out
- out of commission
- out of line
- out of order
- perverse
- rotten
- sophistical
- specious
- spurious
- ungrounded
- unsatisfactory
- unsound
- unsubstantial
- untrue
- wide
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