FAULT Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word fault. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FAULT
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| blame | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed • a reproach for some lapse or misdeed adjective satellite • expletives used informally as intensifiers verb • put or pin the blame on • harass with constant criticism • attribute responsibility to | ||||||||
| break | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity • an unexpected piece of good luck • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) • a pause from doing something (as work) • the act of breaking something • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something • breaking of hard tissue such as bone • the occurrence of breaking • an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) • the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool • (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity • a sudden dash • any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare • an escape from jail verb • terminate or end • become separated into pieces or fragments • render inoperable or ineffective • ruin completely • destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • move away or escape suddenly • scatter or part • force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up • prevent completion • enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act • make submissive, obedient, or useful • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns • surpass in excellence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • come into being • stop operating or functioning • interrupt a continued activity • make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing • curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves • lessen in force or effect • be broken in • come to an end • vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity • cause to give up a habit • give up • come forth or begin from a state of latency • happen or take place • cause the failure or ruin of • invalidate by judicial action • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • reduce to bankruptcy • change directions suddenly • emerge from the surface of a body of water • break down, literally or metaphorically • do a break dance • exchange for smaller units of money • destroy the completeness of a set of related items • make the opening shot that scatters the balls • separate from a clinch, in boxing • go to pieces • break a piece from a whole • become punctured or penetrated • pierce or penetrate • be released or become known; of news • cease an action temporarily • interrupt the flow of current in • undergo breaking • find a flaw in • find the solution or key to • change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another • happen • become fractured; break or crack on the surface only • crack; of the male voice in puberty • fall sharply • fracture a bone of • diminish or discontinue abruptly • weaken or destroy in spirit or body | ||||||||
| defect | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an imperfection in a bodily system • a failing or deficiency • an imperfection in an object or machine • a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) verb • desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army | ||||||||
| demerit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces • the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection | ||||||||
| error | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention • inadvertent incorrectness • a misconception resulting from incorrect information • (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed • departure from what is ethically acceptable • (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer • part of a statement that is not correct | ||||||||
| faulting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | ||||||||
| flaw | nounn | |||||||
noun • an imperfection in an object or machine • defect or weakness in a person's character • an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness verb • add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective | ||||||||
| fracture | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • breaking of hard tissue such as bone • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • the act of cracking something verb • violate or abuse • interrupt, break, or destroy • break into pieces • become fractured • break (a bone) • fracture a bone of | ||||||||
| mistake | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention • an understanding of something that is not correct • part of a statement that is not correct verb • identify incorrectly • to make a mistake or be incorrect | ||||||||
| shift | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an event in which something is displaced without rotation • a qualitative change • the time period during which you are at work • the act of changing one thing or position for another • the act of moving from one place to another • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time • the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters • a woman's sleeveless undergarment • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist verb • make a shift in or exchange of • change place or direction • move around • move very slightly • move from one setting or context to another • change in quality • move and exchange for another • move sideways or in an unsteady way • move abruptly • use a shift key on a keyboard • change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change • change gears • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | ||||||||
| geological fault | nounn | |||||||
noun • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | ||||||||
