Synonyms for default
All synonyms
Noun
1. Failure — lack; absence
failure, want, fail, fault, lack, delinquency, absence, lapse, neglect, oversight, omission, deficiency, defect, miss, defalcation
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Lack; absence.
Related words
- Word family
- defaulter
- Phrases
- credit default option credit default swap
Forms
- Plural
- defaults → failures, wants, fails, faults…
Example sentences
- debt Half of Ethiopia's external debt is owed to China.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| default | rising | |
| defalcation | falling | |
| debt | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- want1, miss1, lack1, debt1, fail1
- 5 letters
- fault1, lapse1
- 6 letters
- defect2
- 7 letters
- failure2, absence2, neglect2
- 8 letters
- omission3
- 9 letters
- oversight3
- 10 letters
- deficiency4
- 11 letters
- delinquency4, defalcation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (defect2 = 2 syllables).