default

/dɪfˈɔlt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. loss due to not showing up
   “he lost the game by default”
2. act of failing to meet a financial obligation
3. loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
4. an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified

verb

1. fail to pay up

Synonyms for default

• nonpayment
• nonremittal
• default option
• default on

Antonyms of default

• pay up

Words that rhyme with default

• salt
• fault
• halt
• assault
• malt
• vault
• exalt
• asphalt
• somersault
• thunderbolt
• basalt
• cobalt
• ault
• brault
• covault
• creditanstalt
• dault
• ehrenhalt
• galipault
• galt
• gault
• greenawalt
• hanawalt
• kalt
• kreditanstalt
• kuralt
• mault
• nault
• pennwalt
• pinault