default
/dɪˈfɔlt/noun, verb2 syllables
Default means: act of failing to meet a financial obligation.
Synonyms for default5
noun, as in act of failing to meet a financial obligation
nonpayment, nonremittal
noun, as in loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
nonpayment, nonremittal
noun, as in an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
default option
verb, as in fail to pay up
default on
Opposites of default
pay up
What does default mean?5
noun
1
act of failing to meet a financial obligation
2
loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
3
an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
4
loss due to not showing up“he lost the game by default”
verb
1
fail to pay up
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with default?7
Default in a sentence
- Please default me, or else it could get dangerous for everyone.Ooneykcall
- All the elements of a data structure are public by default.qdii
- The default color of the desktop's background is blue.VirtuOZ
- My desktop was set with a photo of some mountains by default.jarbv
- The user interface of all apps should be black by default.rafaeldejesus8199
- My default is to just ask them before booking the restaurant.unknown
- French words are always stressed on the last syllable by default.espamatics
- Not playing office politics means that you lose by default.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of default
as a noun
- plural
- defaults
as a verb
- past tense
- defaulted
- present participle
- defaulting
- third-person singular
- defaults
- past participle
- defaulted