Synonyms of faulted

faulted

verb

past tense of fault

as in criticized

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of

you should look at your own work before faulting what others have done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticized
• blamed
• condemned
• denounced
• knocked
• attacked
• slammed
• panned
• scolded
• censured
• tweaked
• slagged
• found fault (with)
• reprehended
• complained
• lashed
• kicked
• slashed
• blasted
• dispraised
• dissed
• assailed
• admonished
• came down hard (on)
• took to task
• skewered
• reprimanded
• muttered
• clobbered
• whined
• grumbled
• berated
• murmured
• groused
• disparaged
• excoriated
• upbraided
• moaned
• griped
• derided
• rebuked
• bitched
• pilloried
• nicked (at)
• quibbled
• beefed
• carped
• lambasted
• growled
• decried
• niggled
• reproached
• castigated
• crucified
• sniped (at)
• crabbed
• belittled
• reproved
• chid
• drubbed
• flayed
• hammered
• caviled
• kvetched
• bellyached
• croaked
• fussed
• gibbeted
• keelhauled
• bad-mouthed
• discommended
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• approved
• recommended
• commended
• endorsed
• lauded
• extolled
• sanctioned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of faulted

Zverev served for the match in the second set but double-faulted to hand De Minaur a break and the Australian stormed back into it. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

She can’t be faulted, then, for not wanting to take artistic advice from Stan Twitter. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2026

In non-district play, squads aren’t faulted for facing extraordinarily tough competition like Allen, a state title contender. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

Gauff double-faulted six times, including twice in a row in one game. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

An administrative court in Caen, France, faulted the Deauville city hall on Monday for removing a photograph taken in Gaza from a local festival, reported AFP and Le Monde. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Critics have faulted Meta over many of its safety features that users have to manually turn on, or opt into themselves. — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

One thing the film cannot be faulted for is its picture-perfect evocation of the ranch and split-level houses whose low rooflines remain an ideal visual signifier of the time. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Law enforcement was also faulted for failing to initially secure the house, thereby allowing numerous people to enter before JonBenét’s body was discovered. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026