DEFAULTED (ON) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

defaulted (on)

verb

past tense of default (on)

as in passed over

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If Waldron’s future role at Goldman Sachs appears to be a near certainty, that’s not the case for the rest of the bank’s C-suite, especially if several top executives depart after being passed over.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
The Speaker claims that the House has passed over 900 pieces of legislation, 700 of which remain stuck in the Senate.

— Don Wolfensberger, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of passed over

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Los Sures Executive Director Juan Ramos said some landlords deliberately neglected or destroyed properties in an effort to force tenants out.

— Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
What the instructions neglected to mention was that there were two State Farm signs in the alley.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of neglected

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According to the report, the two commissioners questioned the legality of some of the decisions, but Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar disregarded their objections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Problems also arise, agents say, when a community’s history is disregarded.

— Emily Hochberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of disregarded

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Rodri, who left La Liga and Atletico Madrid for City in 2019, perhaps forgot this particular culture difference between England and Spain.

— Pol Ballús, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Every one of those steps is a task, and a lot of that work runs on CPUs, the chips everyone forgot about in the AI conversation.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of forgot

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While the property’s extensive and expensive renovation has elevated nearly every corner of the resort, the room doors appear to have been overlooked.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Kelly said that too often medical records note only a concussion, which is in fact a mild traumatic brain injury, but can be overlooked.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of overlooked

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