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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

also used for default

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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

two syllables

assaultbasalt
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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