Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "fault" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Byzantine fault tolerance San Andreas fault a fault confessed is half redressed active fault arc fault at fault at-fault blind thrust fault dextral fault double fault double-fault downfault electrical fault fault current fault gouge fault injection fault line fault plane fault scarp fault tolerance fault trace fault tree fault-find fault-finding fault-free fault-line fault-prone fault-tolerant faultable faulter faultfind faultfinder faultfinding faultful faultless faultworthy faulty find fault findfault foot fault footfault interfault it's not my fault locked fault no fault no-fault no-fault divorce page fault pick fault pick-fault postfault pseudofault segfault segmentation fault sinistral fault strikeslip fault subfault time fault to a fault triple fault upfault

Context

badminton computing electrical electronics geology hunting mining seismology squash tennis

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accuse breakdown charge cleft crack crevice equipment failure fissure imperfection imperfectness nonaccomplishment nonachievement responsibility responsibleness scissure serve service worth

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

arc fault double fault normal fault page fault reverse fault segmentation fault strike-slip fault thrust fault transform fault triple fault

Type Of (IsA)

breakdown crack geographical region responsibility serve tangible thing

Related Terms

default

Related Terms

blame character coal commit criticize defect detract discontinuity earthquake earthquake line earthquakes error excessive extremely failing failure formation fracture guilt illegal lack line minor mistake offense page fault perfection reason responsibility rock scent seam serve tectonics want weakness

Synonym Network

blame defect demerit excessively mistake

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.