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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151) It's not my fault—I never laid a finger on her!
152) It's no good feeling sorry for yourself. It's all your own fault.
153) The data that's being used to fault American education is highly politicized.
154) There's no need to snap at me - it's not my fault that you lost your wallet.
155) A few borrowers will find themselves in trouble with their repayments through no fault of their own.
156) The only real fault of the book is its looseness of structure.
157) It wasn't your fault. It was just one of those things.
157) Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and create good sentences.
158) I'm not in the least bit interested in whose fault it is.
159) When she tested the recorder she could find no fault with it.
160) If mistakes occurred, they were assumed to be the fault of the commander on the spot.
161) You know it was your fault, so don't try and put the blame on anyone else.
162) If he has a fault at all, it is that he is too generous.
163) It sounds as if there's a fault in one of the loudspeakers.
164) The foreman jumped on the workers for the slightest fault.
165) She says it's Charlotte's fault, which is rubbish, and that she blames her.
166) The fault surely lies in the design of the equipment.
167) You can't just turn around and say that it was all my fault.
168) The fault was/lay with the organizers, who failed to make the necessary arrangements for dealing with so many people.
169) The fault was caused by a hole no larger than a pinhead.
170) BMW is recalling 8,000 cars because of a design fault.
171) He as much as admitted that it was his fault.
172) The police said that the other driver was at fault.
173) He had always been polite-she couldn't fault him on that.
174) The way she went on, you would have thought it was all my fault.
175) Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.
176) The child broke the window, but it was his parents' fault for letting him play football indoors.
177) There is a basic fault in the design of the engine. It cannot be fixed.
178) I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work.
179) I didn't sleep well that night, but it was my own fault .
180) It was mainly my fault, but she wasn't entirely blameless.
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.