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Default

A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor's default.

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Broader term 8

Absence 76% connected

A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Alternative 76% connected

Offering a choice of two things.

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Choice 76% connected

Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in prefe…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fail 76% connected

To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence; to cease to be furnished in the usual or expect…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Failure 76% connected

Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Loss 76% connected

The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Neglect 76% connected

Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to di…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Option 76% connected

The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative.

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Narrower term 1

Delinquency 76% connected

Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Deadbeat 74% connected

Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Deadbeat 74% connected

Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Nonpayment 74% connected

Neglect or failure to pay.

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Nonpayment 74% connected

Neglect or failure to pay.

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Entails 1

Owe 72% connected

To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Nonpayment 92% connected

Neglect or failure to pay.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 4

Pay 94% connected

To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

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Pay 94% connected

To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Payment 94% connected

The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.

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Payment 94% connected

The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.

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