default Synonyms
Another word for default
• noun (Context 1)
A failure to fulfill a financial or legal obligation, especially the failure to repay a loan or appear in a court of law.
"The company faced severe legal penalties after its nonpayment on the commercial mortgage."
• noun (Context 2)
A preselected option or value adopted by a computer program or other mechanism when no alternative is specified by the user.
"If you accidentally change the display layout, you can easily restore the system defaults in the settings menu."
• verb (Context 3)
To fail to fulfill a financial, contractual, or legal obligation, especially to fail to repay a debt or appear in court.
"Thousands of homeowners defaulted on their mortgages during the economic recession."
• verb (Context 4)
To revert automatically to a preselected option, setting, or course of action when no alternative is specified.
"The printer defaults to double-sided black-and-white printing unless you manually select color."
• noun (Context 5)
A failure to act, participate, or compete, resulting in a loss or an outcome decided purely by the absence of opposition.
"She won the championship match by forfeit after her opponent withdrew due to an ankle injury."
• verb (Context 6)
To lose a match or competition by failing to appear or compete.
"The defending champion had to forfeit in the semifinal round because of a severe wrist sprain."
Opposites of default
The opposite of default shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: