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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

Example Sentences

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Although individual studies often pointed to different brain locations, the findings appeared to map onto a shared functional brain network involving the default mode network and subcortical regions.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

New grads might opt for default retirement and health-insurance plans without much research.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Teskey said the firm is in discussions with target-date fund managers over the inclusion of Brookfield real-assets products in the default holdings of their vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The company completed the rollout on Facebook Messenger in 2023 and later made the feature optional on Instagram with plans to make it default.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Now he got it: The credit default swaps, filtered through the CDOs, were being used to replicate bonds backed by actual home loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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