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default

[dih-fawlt, dee-fawlt] / dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdiˌfɔlt /
NOUN
failure; want
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delinquency nonpayment
STRONG
absence blemish blunder dearth defect deficiency dereliction disregard error fault imperfection inadequacy insufficiency lack lapse miss neglect offense omission overlooking oversight privation shortcoming slight transgression vice weakness wrongdoing
Antonyms
STRONG
abundance accuracy achievement adequacy advantage attention care correction enough excess obedience perfection plenty regard remembrance respect right strength strong point success sufficiency
WEAK
payment satisfaction
VERB
dodge payment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
evade
STRONG
bilk defraud dishonor fail neglect repudiate shirk skate skip stiff swindle
WEAK
leave town meet under arch put on the cuff run out on see in the alley skip out on
Antonyms
STRONG
complete do meet
WEAK
pay

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The AI can then place Teen Account protections onto those accounts, which are default safety setting for users that restrict messaging and other activities on the platforms.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

In recent years, a majority of younger viewers have come to prefer smartphones over TVs as default hubs for visual entertainment.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

High-yield debt, also known as junk debt or non-investment-grade debt, is defined as debt that has significant credit risk or default risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“Portfolio insurance strategies” triggered the 1987 crash, while the Long-Term Capital Management default of 1998 that posed a systemic risk to the world financial system was the result of massive, derivative-heavy balance sheets, he explains.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

“But I bought five hundred million dollars’ worth of credit default swaps from him.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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