SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
default
noun
Failure to fulfill a duty or obligation.
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Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Read this word in Dave's Corner
A Fine for the Wind · paragraph 2CHOOSE WITH CARE
A useful distinction
The featured noun describes nonperformance, not a preset computer setting.
Failure to fulfill a duty or obligation
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Usage distinction
Return to topThe featured noun describes nonperformance, not a preset computer setting.
The setting or choice that applies automatically unless another is selected.
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Usage distinction
Return to topThe default on the borrowed printer was double-sided printing.
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See default in use
The contract described what would happen in the event of default.
The supplier's default left the project without its promised materials.
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