FAULTED

Definition: FAULTED

FAULTED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Fault

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "FAULTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1881. (references)

Crosswords: FAULTED

English words defined with "FAULTED": Faulting. (references)

Specialty definitions using "FAULTED": fault simulation, fault striae, faulted circuit impedance, faulted mountain ♦ gap fault, gaping fault ♦ open fault ♦ salt dome, stitching pluton, stratigraphic heave ♦ yielding arch. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Analysis of Faulted Power Systems (reference) Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rock: Proceedings of an International Conference, Vienna, 18-20 April 1990 (reference) Tbm Tunneling in Jointed and Faulted Rock (reference) Tectonic Setting of Faulted Tertiary Strata Associated With the Catalina Core Complex in Southern Arizona/Book and Geological Map (Special Paper, No.) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Nigeria	Even the imports in drugs/pharmaceuticals were faulted as it was reported that most of the products imported had expired or were shortly to expire. (references)
Human Rights	Mongolia	The report also faulted Parliament and the courts for failure fully to protect human rights. (references)
	Lithuania	The prison department faulted a slow justice system that cannot bring cases to trial expeditiously for the pretrial detention problems. (references)
Political Economy	POLAND	Existing regulatory structures are variously faulted for the excessive burden imposed on businesses, lack of transparency and predictability, and lack of effectiveness. (references)
	Mongolia	In February the Government established a National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR). In October the NCHR published its first public report, which criticized the Government for abuses and faulted the Parliament and the Courts for failure to fully protect human rights. (references)
	Mexico	In a December report, Amnesty International acknowledged that the President had asserted his commitment to human rights; however, it faulted him for failing to institute measures that would halt abuses, and it accused the President of not asserting enough authority to solve the murder of Digna Ochoa. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"FAULTED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 73.85% of the time. "FAULTED" is used about 65 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)	73.85%	48	49,194
Adjective (general or positive)	18.46%	12	101,599
Lexical Verb (past tense)	7.69%	5	157,705
Total	100.00%	65	N/A

Expression using "FAULTED": faulted circuit impedance. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "FAULTED": block-faulted, double-faulted.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "FAULTED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		弄�"� (Faulting). (various references)

Danish		forstyrret formation (disturbed formation, faulted formation, fractured formation), forkastningsfold (break thrust, broken fold, disrupted fold, disruptive fault, faulted deposit, faulted overfold, flexure fault), forkastet formation (disturbed formation, faulted formation, fractured formation), fejlforloeb (faulted sequence), tektoniseret formation (disturbed formation, faulted formation, fractured formation), antiklinal forkastning (faulted anticline). (various references)

Dutch		volgorde van falen (faulted sequence), opeenvolging van falen (faulted sequence), met breuken doorsneden formatie (disturbed formation, faulted formation, fractured formation), lusimpedantie van een gestoorde keten (faulted circuit impedance), gebroken anticlinaal (faulted anticline). (various references)

Finnish		ylityöntö (faulted deposit, faulted overfold), vikaantuneen piirin impedanssi (faulted circuit impedance), siirrostunut antikliini (faulted anticline), häiriintynyt muodostuma (disturbed formation, faulted formation, fractured formation). (various references)

French		formation tectonisée (faulted formation), zone tectoniquement dérangée (heavily faulted zone), traversée de dérangements tectoniques (drivage in faulted ground), séquence de défaillances (faulted sequence), pli déversé faillé (faulted deposit, faulted overfold), impédance du circuit en défaut (faulted circuit impedance), gisement faillé (faulted deposit, faulted overfold), anticlinal faillé (faulted anticline). (various references)

German		verworfene Antiklinale (faulted anticline), tektonische Störungszone (heavily faulted zone), Stoerungsdurchoerterung (drivage in faulted ground), Schleifenwiderstand (faulted circuit impedance), Schleifenimpedanz (faulted circuit impedance), gestörte Formation (disturbed formation, faulted formation, fractured formation). (various references)

Greek		αλληλουχία σφαλμάτων (faulted sequence), τεκτονισμένος σχηματισμός (disturbed formation, faulted formation, fractured formation). (various references)

Italian		formazione fratturata (disturbed formation, faulted formation, fractured formation), sequenza di guasto (faulted sequence), impedenza di guasto (faulted circuit impedance), anticlinale fagliata (faulted anticline). (various references)

Korean		비난하�" (Blamed, Condemned, Damned, Reproached). (various references)

Pig Latin		aultedfay

Portuguese		sequência de falhas (faulted sequence), impedancia do circuito com defeito (faulted circuit impedance). (various references)

Spanish		formación transformada (disturbed formation, faulted formation, fractured formation), formación fracturada (disturbed formation, faulted formation, fractured formation), formación dislocada (disturbed formation, faulted formation, fractured formation), secuencia de fallos (faulted sequence), impedancia del circuito afectado por la falta (faulted circuit impedance). (various references)

Swedish		felimpedans (faulted circuit impedance), förkastningsfyndighet (faulted deposit, faulted overfold), förkastad antiklinal (faulted anticline), tektoniskt störd formation (disturbed formation, faulted formation, fractured formation). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words ending with "FAULTED": defaulted, footfaulted. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"FAULTED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Facultad, Faculte, failte, Faulkes, faulter, faultex, faunted, faute, haulted. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "FAULTED" (pronounced fô"ltud)
6	f ô" l t u d	defaulted.
5	-ô" l t u d	assaulted, exalted, halted, malted, salted, vaulted.
4	-l t u d	belted, bolted, catapulted, consulted, exulted, insulted, jilted, jolted, melted, pelted, quilted, resulted, revolted, stilted, tilted, unbolted, wilted.
3	-t u d	abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jointed, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, witted, worsted, wrested.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: default.
	Words within the letters "a-d-e-f-l-t-u"
	-1 letter: feudal, fluted.
	-2 letters: adult, dealt, defat, delft, delta, fated, fauld, fault, fetal, flued, flute, lated, lutea, luted.
	-3 letters: alef, auld, daft, dale, date, daut, deaf, deal, deft, delf, delt, dual, duel, duet, fade, fate, feal, feat, felt, feta, feud, flat, flea, fled, flue, fuel, lade, late, laud, lead, leaf, left, leud, lude, lute.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-e-f-l-t-u"
	+1 letter: deathful, defaults, flaunted, sulfated.
	+2 letters: defaulted, defaulter, feudalist, feudality, outfabled, sufflated.
	+3 letters: defaulters, defaulting, feudalists, fluctuated, fluoridate, formulated, fraudulent, fulgurated, fulminated, outflanked, sulfonated, uninflated.
	+4 letters: distasteful, faultfinder, feudalistic, feudalities, flocculated, fluoridated, fluoridates, fluorinated, footfaulted, fundamental, infibulated, insufflated.
	+5 letters: confabulated, fasciculated, faultfinders, fluidextract, flutterboard, fraudulently, fundamentals, multifaceted, reformulated, ultrarefined, unaffectedly, unaffiliated, undefoliated, unformulated.
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