defaulted

past tense of default

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for defaulted
Verb
  • According to a passenger who spotted her aboard the plane, the congressional representative had ignored a friendly greeting from the economy-cabin flier.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Sometimes, they’d be turned away, and other times, ignored.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This was an odd gesture, considering that the Guild’s Board had completely disregarded the jury’s recommendations.
    Don McKellar, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The following year, legislators disregarded the commission's congressional map proposal and adopted their own version that carved up Salt Lake County.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Could you have inadvertently been omitted from a list of employee birthdays?
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The snide discussion of the couple’s relationship, with its suggestion of gold digging on the part of Grey (or at least her mother), omitted some significant details.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At the conclusion of the state's case Wednesday, the defense moved to have the case dismissed, arguing the state had failed to prove its case.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
  • So far this decade — according to Brian McNoldy, a senior research associate at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science — the number of days that lows failed to dip below 80 degrees has already doubled compared to the 2000’s.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Defaulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defaulted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on defaulted

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!