DEFAULT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DEFAULT?

Need another word that means the same as “default”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “default” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Default” are: default option, nonpayment, nonremittal, failure to pay, normal, standard, usual, stock, ordinary, regular, routine, set, default on, fail to pay, not pay, renege, fail to honour, back out, backtrack, backslide, revert

Default as a Noun

Definitions of "Default" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “default” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Failure to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a law court.
• An option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified.
• Something that is usual or standard.
• A preselected option adopted by a computer program or other mechanism when no alternative is specified by the user or programmer.
• Act of failing to meet a financial obligation.
• Loss due to not showing up.
• Loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid.

Synonyms of "Default" as a noun (12 Words)

default option	Act of failing to meet a financial obligation.
failure to pay	A person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently.
nonpayment	Act of failing to meet a financial obligation. He was indicted for nonpayment.
nonremittal	Loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid.
normal	A line at right angles to a given line or surface. The view is along the normal to the surface.
ordinary	Any of the simplest principal charges used in coats of arms (especially chief, pale, bend, fess, bar, chevron, cross, saltire). Not out of the ordinary.
regular	A soldier in the regular army. The absence of four first team regulars.
routine	A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program. I settled down into a routine of work and sleep.
set	The descent of a heavenly body below the horizon. Before the set of sun.
standard	A tree or shrub that grows on an erect stem of full height. They live by the standards of their community.
stock	A portion of a company s stock as held by an individual or group as an investment. Geographically separate stocks of some species are recognized.
usual	The thing which is typically done or present. My usual please she said to the barman.

Usage Examples of "Default" as a noun

• All my life, envy has been my default emotion.
• The company will have to restructure its debts to avoid default.
• The deteriorating economy pushed defaults to almost $20 billion.
• He lost the game by default.
• Default settings.
• SSRIs have become the default for adults with depression.
• The default is fifty lines.

Default as a Verb

Definitions of "Default" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “default” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (of a computer program or other mechanism) revert automatically to (a preselected option.
• Fail to pay up.
• Fail to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or to appear in a law court.
• Declare (a party) to have defaulted and give judgement against that party.

Synonyms of "Default" as a verb (9 Words)

back out	Give support or one’s approval to.
backslide	Drop to a lower level, as in one’s morals or standards. There are many things that can cause slimmers to backslide.
backtrack	Pursue, trace, or monitor. Marilyn backtracked and went down into the basement.
default on	Fail to pay up.
fail to honour	Fall short in what is expected.
fail to pay	Fall short in what is expected.
not pay	Convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow.
renege	Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation. There s one of them anyhow that didn t renege him.
revert	Reply or respond to someone. We texted both Farah and Shirish but neither of them reverted.

Usage Examples of "Default" as a verb

• The dealer could repossess the goods if the customer defaulted.
• When you start a fresh letter the system will default to its own style.
• Some had defaulted on student loans.
• Two semi-finalists were defaulted.

Associations of "Default" (30 Words)

accrue	Make provision for (a charge) at the end of a financial period for work that has been done but not yet invoiced. They accrue entitlements to holiday pay.
amortize	Liquidate gradually. Eighty per cent of the proceeds has been used to amortize the public debt.
belie	Be in contradiction with. His lively alert manner belied his years.
contradict	Be in contradiction with. He did not contradict what he said last week.
creditor	A person or company to whom money is owing. Creditor banks.
debenture	A certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt.
debt	The state of owing something (especially money. He is badly in debt.
deny	Deny formally an allegation of fact by the opposing party in a legal suit. Both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy.
disavow	Deny any responsibility or support for. Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children.
disbursement	A payment, especially one made by a solicitor to a third party and then claimed back from the client. The bill includes unpaid professional disbursements.
holder	A smallholder. An umbrella holder.
liquidation	The act of exterminating. The company went into liquidation.
loan	Lend (a sum of money or item of property. Loan me some money.
misrepresent	Represent falsely. You are misrepresenting the views of the government.
moneylender	Someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest.
moratorium	A temporary prohibition of an activity. A moratorium on the use of drift nets.
negate	Deny the truth of. Alcohol negates the effects of the drug.
negation	A proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false. The negation of A is briefly not A.
neutralize	Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of. Counter intelligence programmes designed to neutralize individuals.
nullify	Make legally null and void; invalidate. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions.
owe	Owe something especially money to. I owe it to him to explain what s happened.
owing	Owed as a debt. No rent was owing.
refinance	Finance (something) again, typically with new loans at a lower rate of interest. Companies must refinance 20 billion of warrants and bonds.
repayment	The act of returning money received previously. Minimum monthly repayments.
rescind	Cancel officially. The government eventually rescinded the directive.
undesirable	One whose presence is undesirable. Rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables.
unpaid	Without payment. Unpaid bills.
usury	An exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest. The medieval prohibition on usury.
veto	A rejection by right of veto. The royal power of veto.
wages	A recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing. The wages of sin is death.