Fault : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'fault': discover synonyms for the word fault, such as defect or demerit.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as fault. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": blame and flaw.


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Synonyms for fault sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for fault Degree of synonymy of fault Frequency in the language
defect
   40031 2.47  
demerit
   40030 0.20  
error
   40028 9.27  
mistake
   40027 101.96  
blame
   40018 58.78  
break
   39988 221.08  
fracture
   39984 5.18  
flaw
   39950 3.04  
faulty
   30031 1.63  
defective
   30031 2.16  
drawback
   30030 0.63  
dud
   30030 1.25  
glitch
   30030 2.02  
fail
   30030 24.59  
malfunctioning
   30030 0.75  
shortcoming
   30030 0.10  
malfunction
   30029 2.88  
failure
   30029 20.02  

Lexical field of "fault"

blame
flaw
error
defect
mistake
fracture
break
demerit
fault line
geological fault
failure
faulty
failures
negligence
errors
responsibility
culpability
culprit
carelessness
shortcoming
liability
responsible
weakness
rift
tolerant
defective
blunder
imperfection
cause
malfunction
trouble
guilty
reproach
guilt
anomaly
glitch
judgement
malfunctioning
omission
neglect
failing
wrongdoing
judgment
malfunctions
culpa
fail
crash
criticize
offence
meddling