at fault

Speech parts

1. at fault - Adjective

2. at fault - Phrase

3. at fault - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

deserving blame

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

at-fault

Synonyms

erring responsible wrong guilty accountable offending sinful shameful culpable felonious inexcusable answerable blamable bloodguilty blameworthy

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Antonyms

immaculate good honest decent exemplary blameless

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Related terms

faulty faultless

Examples

In the eyes of mercy, no one should have hateful thoughts. Feel pity for the man who is even more at fault. The area and size of mercy is limitless. Yamamoto Tsunetomo

By dying young, I shall escape great sufferings. I had not qualities or talents to make my way very well in the world: I should have been continually at fault. Charlotte Brontë

It is in the nature of truth not to be at fault. Martin Firrell

There's no harm in wine, it's drunkenness that is at fault. Russian Proverb

He who suspects is seldom at fault. Italian Proverb

A good dog never barks at fault. French Proverb

Words in the phrase

at fault

Close letter words and terms

at exactly the right moment at extension at face value at fault for at field at fingertips