Words Like FAULT

We have put together a list of words that are similar to FAULT.

41 Alternative Words Similar to fault

1 Mistake Noun      Synonym Words Like Mistake
2 Error Noun      Synonym Words Like Error
3 Defect Noun      Synonym Words Like Defect
4 Demerit Noun      Synonym Words Like Demerit
5 Faulting Noun      Synonym Words Like Faulting
6 Shift Noun      Synonym Words Like Shift
7 Fracture Noun      Synonym Words Like Fracture
8 Break Noun      Synonym Words Like Break
9 Cleft Noun      Synonym Words Like Cleft
10 Crack Noun      Synonym Words Like Crack
11 Crevice Noun      Synonym Words Like Crevice
12 Fissure Noun      Synonym Words Like Fissure
13 Scissure Noun      Synonym Words Like Scissure
14 Serve Noun      Synonym Words Like Serve
15 Service Noun      Synonym Words Like Service
16 Worth Noun      Synonym Words Like Worth
17 Merit Noun      Antonym Words Like Merit
18 Blame Verb      Synonym Words Like Blame
19 Accuse Verb      Synonym Words Like Accuse
20 Charge Verb      Synonym Words Like Charge
21 Absolve Verb      Antonym Words Like Absolve
22 Want Noun      Synonym Words Like Want
23 Lack Noun      Synonym Words Like Lack
24 Default Noun      Synonym Words Like Default
25 Failing Noun      Synonym Words Like Failing
26 Blemish Noun      Synonym Words Like Blemish
27 Faulted Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Faulted
28 Err Verb-intransitive      Synonym Words Like Err
29 Blot Noun      Hyponym Words Like Blot
30 Cockup Noun      Hyponym
31 Skip Noun      Hyponym Words Like Skip
32 Spot Noun      Hyponym Words Like Spot
33 Smirch Noun      Hyponym Words Like Smirch
34 Smear Noun      Hyponym Words Like Smear
35 Lapse Noun      Hyponym Words Like Lapse
36 Ballup Noun      Hyponym
37 Offside Noun      Hyponym
38 Fuckup Noun      Hyponym
39 Slip Noun      Hyponym Words Like Slip
40 Stain Noun      Hyponym Words Like Stain
41 Footfault Noun      Hyponym

7 examples of fault

1 slate fault, dirt fault, etc.
2 the coal beds are badly faulted
3 he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
4 I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
5 she was quick to point out my errors
6 he knew his own faults much better than she did
7 if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer

10 definitions of fault

1 Defect; want; lack; default.
2 Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish.
3 A moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a crime.
4 A dislocation of the strata of the vein.
5 In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam
6 A lost scent; act of losing the scent.
7 Failure to serve the ball into the proper court.
8 A defective point in an electric circuit due to a crossing of the parts of the conductor, or to contact with another conductor or the earth, or to a break in the circuit.
9 A dislocation caused by a slipping of rock masses along a plane of facture; also, the dislocated structure resulting from such slipping.
10 To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame.
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