Synonyms and Antonyms of fault
synonym (synonym of fault)
- (noun.attribute)the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection (noun.attribute)
- (noun.object)(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
antonym (antonym of fault)
hypernym (fault IS A KIND OF .... relation)
- (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) (noun.event)a cessation of normal operation (noun.event)
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act)an act that does not achieve its intended goal (noun.act)
- an imperfection in an object or machine (noun.state)the state or an instance of being imperfect (noun.state)
- responsibility for a bad situation or event (noun.attribute)a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct (noun.attribute)
- the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection (noun.attribute)the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful (noun.attribute)
hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF fault relation)
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)a geological fault in which one side is above the other (noun.object)
- (noun.object)a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally (noun.object)
- (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) (noun.act)(tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. (noun.act)
- (noun.act)(sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) (noun.act)
- an imperfection in an object or machine (noun.state)a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) (noun.state)
instance hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF fault relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)a major open geological fault in Alaska (noun.object)
- (noun.object)a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes (noun.object)
part holonym (PART OF relation)
- (noun.location)(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface (noun.location)
derivation (.... is derived from fault)
- (verb.change)become separated into pieces or fragments (verb.change)
- (noun.communication)an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed (noun.communication)
- (adj.all)deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious (adj.all)
domain category (fault is domain category of ....)
- (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) (noun.event)the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices (noun.cognition)
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition)
- (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) (noun.act)a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court (noun.act)
