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in default

ADJECTIVE
wanting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deficient unfulfilled
STRONG
absent bankrupt cooked deprived disappointing empty failing gone missing needed omitted scant short shy
WEAK
away bereft burned out cut off defective destitute devoid faulty half-baked imperfect incomplete inferior less minus not good enough not up to par out of gas patchy poor scanty scarce sketchy substandard too little too late unsound
Antonyms
STRONG
adequate enough existing present sufficient
WEAK
perfect satisfactory

Example Sentences

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Some 46% of borrowers in default as of last September had previously defaulted at least three times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Roughly 9 million borrowers are currently in default, and millions more are expected to default in the coming months.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

About 5 million borrowers have been in default on their student loans since the pandemic, and experts expected millions more to face the consequences of default in the coming months.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

In the third quarter, 2.6% of its investment portfolio was essentially in default and presenting the risk of the BDC incurring a “substantial loss.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

On June 25 the total number of loans in default spiked to 18.68 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis