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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

A slowdown in economic activity will also spur a pickup in default risk, forcing banks to set aside higher provisions for potential losses, Janus Henderson Investors fund manager Robert Schramm-Fuchs said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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

So far, many borrowers who are in default haven’t experienced some of the most severe consequences yet, despite warnings from the Education Department earlier this year that it would begin collections on defaulted debt.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

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

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

in default

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