faults
The word “faults” has 1 syllable: faults
It's pronounced as /fɔːlts/
What is synonym and antonym for faults?
In the thesaurus, “faults” has 221 synonyms and 51 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for faults along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for faults
- abnormalities
- accountabilities
- accountability
- admonishes
- answerabilities
- answerability
- assails
- attacks
- bad-mouths
- beefs
- belittles
- bellyaches
- berates
- bitches
- blames
- blasts
- blemish
- blemishes
- blights
- bloomers
- bloopers
- blotches
- blots
- blunder
- blunders
- blurs
- bobbles
- boners
- boo-boos
- boobs
- bricks
- bugs
- carps
- castigates
- cavils
- censures
- chides
- clangers
- clinkers
- clobbers
- complains
- condemns
- corruptions
- crabs
- crime
- criticizes
- croaks
- crucifies
- culpability
- damages
- debility
- decries
- defacements
- defect
- defects
- deficiencies
- deficiency
- deformities
- delinquency
- demerit
- demerits
- denounces
- depravities
- dereliction
- derelictions
- derides
- discommends
- disfigurements
- disparages
- dispraises
- disses
- distortions
- drubs
- error
- errors
- evil doing
- evils
- excoriates
- excrescences
- excrescencies
- failing
- failings
- feet of clay
- flaw
- flaws
- flays
- flubs
- fluffs
- foible
- foibles
- foul-ups
- frailties
- frailty
- fumbles
- fusses
- gaffes
- gaffs
- gibbets
- glitches
- goofs
- gripes
- grouses
- growls
- grumbles
- guilt
- hammers
- howlers
- immoralities
- impairments
- imperfection
- imperfections
- impropriety
- inaccuracies
- inaccuracy
- indiscretion
- infirmity
- injuries
- irregularities
- keelhauls
- kicks
- kinks
- knocks
- kvetches
- lack
- lambastes
- lambasts
- lapse
- lapses
- lashes
- liabilities
- liability
- loss of innocence
- malfeasance
- malformations
- malpractice
- marks
- mars
- minuses
- misapprehensions
- miscalculations
- miscomprehensions
- misconceptions
- misconduct
- misconstructions
- miscue
- miscues
- misdeed
- misdemeanor
- misdescriptions
- misimpressions
- misinterpretations
- misjudgments
- misreadings
- misshapes
- misstatements
- missteps
- mistakes
- misunderstandings
- moans
- murmurs
- mutters
- negligence
- niggles
- nits
- offense
- omission
- onus
- oversight
- oversights
- pans
- peccancy
- pillories
- pimple
- pockmarks
- pratfalls
- puts down
- quibbles
- rebukes
- reprehends
- reprimands
- reproaches
- reproves
- responsibilities
- responsibility
- scars
- scolds
- screwups
- shortcoming
- shortcomings
- sins
- skewers
- slags
- slams
- slashes
- slip
- slip-up
- slips
- slipups
- snafus
- soft spots
- solecism
- spots
- stains
- stumbles
- taints
- takes to task
- transgression
- trespass
- trips
- tweaks
- upbraids
- vice
- vices
- wants
- weak point
- weakness
- weaknesses
- whines
- wrong
- wrongdoing
- zit
Antonyms for faults
- accuracies
- accuracy
- adornments
- advantage
- approves
- behavior
- benefit
- blessing
- care
- commends
- correction
- correctness
- decorations
- embellishments
- endorses
- enhancements
- enough
- exactitudes
- excellences
- extolls
- extols
- good
- good deed
- indorses
- inerrancies
- infallibilities
- integrities
- irresponsibility
- kindness
- lauds
- merits
- moralities
- obedience
- ornaments
- perfection
- perfections
- plenty
- praises
- precisions
- probities
- propriety
- recommends
- rectitudes
- remembrance
- right
- sanctions
- soundness
- strength
- strong point
- success
- virtues
Meanings of faults
- noun
- A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
- A mistake or error.
- A weakness of character; a failing.
- A minor offense.
- Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.
- A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
- In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam.
- An illegal serve.
- An abnormal connection in a circuit.
- Want; lack.
- A lost scent; act of losing the scent.
- verb
- To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
- To fracture.
- To commit a mistake or error.
- To undergo a page fault.
Example Sentences
- The faults in the system were discovered during routine maintenance.
- He was quick to point out the faults in his colleague’s proposal.
- Everyone has their faults, but it's how we learn from them that matters.
- The report highlighted several critical faults in the project plan.
- She admitted her faults and took responsibility for her actions.
On this page you'll find 272 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to faults, such as: abnormalities, accountabilities, accountability, accuracies, accuracy, admonishes, adornments.
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- goofs
- howlers
- improprieties
- inaccuracies
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- indiscretions
- lapses
- misapprehensions
- miscalculations
- miscomprehensions
- misconceptions
- misconstructions
- miscues
- misdescriptions
- misimpressions
- misinterpretations
- misjudgments
- misreadings
- misstatements
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- offenses
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- familiarities
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- howlers
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- improprieties
- inaccuracies
- incivilities
- indiscretions
- juggles
- kids
- lapses
- leads one down the garden path
- leads one up the garden path
- milks
- misapprehensions
- miscalculations
- miscomprehensions
- misconceptions
- misconstructions
- miscues
- misdescriptions
- misguides
- misimpressions
- misinforms
- misinterpretations
- misjudgments
- misleads
- misreadings
- misstatements
- missteps
- mistakes
- misunderstandings
- muffs
- mulcts
- nicks
- nobbles
- offences
- offenses
- overcharges
- oversights
- plucks
- pratfalls
- puts on
- reams
- rips off
- rooks
- screws
- screwups
- sells a bill of goods to
- shakes down
- shortchanges
- shorts
- skins
- skunks
- slips
- slipups
- snafus
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- snows
- soaks
- solecisms
- spoofs
- squeezes
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- stings
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- stumbles
- suckers
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- swindles
- takes for a ride
- takes in
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- teases
- thimblerigs
- tricks
- trips
- victimizes
- wrenches
- wrests
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keelhauls
- abuses
- admonishes
- assails
- attacks
- bad-mouths
- bastes
- bawls out
- belittles
- berates
- blames
- blasts
- calls down
- castigates
- censures
- chastises
- chews out
- chides
- condemns
- criticizes
- crucifies
- denounces
- disparages
- disses
- dresses down
- excoriates
- faults
- flays
- hammers
- harangues
- jaws
- knocks
- lambastes
- lambasts
- lashes
- lays into
- lectures
- mocks
- pans
- puts down
- rags
- rates
- rebukes
- reprehends
- reprimands
- reproaches
- reproves
- reviles
- ridicules
- scoffs
- scolds
- scores
- scorns
- scourges
- slams
- takes to task
- tongue-lashes
- upbraids
- vituperates
failings
- blemishes
- blind spot
- blots
- corruptions
- defect
- deficiencies
- deficiency
- demerits
- depravities
- derelictions
- drawback
- error
- evils
- failure
- fault
- faults
- feet of clay
- flaw
- flaws
- foible
- foibles
- frailties
- frailty
- immoralities
- imperfection
- imperfections
- infirmity
- minuses
- miscarriage
- misfortune
- nits
- shortcomings
- sins
- soft spots
- spots
- stains
- vice
- vices
- wants
- weak point
- weakness
- weaknesses