Synonym: catch, defect, error, flaw, misdeed, mistake, shortcoming, wrongdoing. Antonym: merit, virtue. Similar words: assault, haul, adult, result, consult, faculty, culture, as a result. Meaning: [fɔːlt] n. 1. responsibility for a bad situation or event 2. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other 3. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection 4. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention 5. an imperfection in a device or machine 6. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) 7. (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.). v. put or pin the blame on.
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121) It's preposterous to suggest that everything was her fault!
122) The fire was caused by an electrical fault .
123) The accident was the other driver's fault.
124) 'It's your own fault,' she said peevishly.
125) It is not, I repeat not, my fault.
126) Was it his fault or not? Either way, an explanation is due.
127) I support him against those who are finding fault with him.
127) Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and build good sentences.
128) It's not his fault he's so pompous-he was born that way.
129) You might not like O'Donnel's arrogance, but it's hard to fault what he does on the field.
130) I had the uncomfortable feeling that it was my fault.
131) I feel bad enough without you constantly telling me how it was all my fault!
132) I'll have to strip down the engine to trace the fault.
133) She was quick to point out that it wasn't her fault.
134) Don't pull him up about this; it's not really his fault.
135) Never mind whose fault it was. Just stick to the facts.
136) Some people claim that it is the UN that is at fault.
137) Having made an error of judgement she was not without fault in the matter.
138) It is hard to fault the way he runs his own operation.
139) The party at fault in a court case usually pays the other party's legal costs.
140) It was his own fault; he just walked into the blow.
141) He could always find fault with something, either in my writing or in my personality.
142) I can't fault the way they dealt with the complaint.
143) Surveyors say the fault line is capable of generating a major earthquake once in a hundred years.
144) It was Cage's own fault if she felt missed out at the party; she made no effort to be friendly to people.
145) Why must you always be finding fault with that girl?
146) He questioned whether the accident was solely the truck driver's fault.
147) The aircraft made an unscheduled landing after developing an electrical fault.
148) Don't get shirty with me - this is your fault, not mine.
149) She drove the car into a tree and then told me it was my fault for not concentrating, of all the nerve!
150) You should report any fault directly to the phone company.
More similar words: assault, haul, adult, result, consult, faculty, culture, as a result, cultural, ultimate, result in, multiple, be useful to, difficult, ultimately, as a result of, result from, consultant, agriculture, agricultural, simultaneously.