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Nouns (2)

fault

n. responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault"

fault

n. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"

Verbs (1)

blame

v. put or pin the blame on

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Fuzzynyms (11)

skip

n. a gait in which steps and hops alternate

dereliction

n. willful negligence

wrong, legal injury, damage

n. any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

vice

n. a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"

criticize, criticise

v. act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"

impugn

v. attack as false or wrong

admonish, reprove

v. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

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Antonyms (13)

merit, virtue

n. any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"

persuasiveness, strength

n. the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"

long suit

n. in a hand, the suit having the most cards

absolve, justify, free

v. let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"

forgive

v. stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"

excuse, relieve, let off, exempt

v. grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"

baneful > troublesome > pungent > gleeful > gregarious > promise > malevolent > fault

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