DEFAULT (ON) Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

default (on)

verb

Definition of default (on)

as in to pass over

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Verb

More fanfare accompanied the man Pecko passed over for this opportunity.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Regardless of whether Lala's eye passes over land, its impacts could be significant, AccuWeather Expert Meteorologist Tyler Roys said.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of pass over

Verb

DeGravelles, who is based in Louisiana where Mohammed had been held, said harsher sanctions would be warranted if his orders continued to go ignored.

— CBS Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Lúcia added the Maria da Penha law needed updating because violence against women in Brazil is also a matter of power and as many femicides take place out of women’s homes in situations that are reported to police but ignored.

— Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignore

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But after reaching All-Star status for the first time in his career, after keeping the Heat afloat through the first half of last season while Herro was sidelined, Norman Powell need offer no apology for feeling slighted.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
The poem is rife with open meanings; however, its principal question is important for anyone who has felt slighted or discouraged from conducting their lives with reverie.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of slight

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As if things weren’t already bleak, Milwaukee was gifted its 21st run after Julio Rodríguez forgot how many outs there were in the bottom of the eighth.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Now Centennial has one of the best running backs in the state in Malaki Davis, plus Mater Dei transfer Kennie Leggett, so Drake starts his senior year pretty much forgotten and on the bench.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of forget

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Ellison says that email was sent to the company's firearms compliance team, but a team member admitted to disregarding the email in a deposition.

— Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Given the amount of money floating in major college athletics these days, disregard the alarmists who declare that college football is dying, or unsustainable.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of disregard

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They were being imposed under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, a Great Depression-era law that has rarely, if ever, been invoked and has been neglected for decades.

— Lim Hui Jie,Kevin Breuninger,Ashlee Trujillo, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
These groups contend the legislation rewards institutions neglecting Black voting representation and suggest boycotts to pressure Southern universities on redistricting.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of neglect

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