DEFAULTED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

defaulted

verb

past tense of default

as in ignored

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The College Football Playoff selection committee has insulted them, their city has mostly ignored them, and few outside of the range of Bob Chesney’s wonderfully gravelly football voice has actually believed in them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
But Colom and his Black supporters also have never ignored the significance of his candidacy as a Black man.

— Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of ignored

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As a public figure, Piker must show actual malice, meaning Jennings knew his claims were false or recklessly disregarded the truth.

— Emma Witman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026
Witnesses told police that a vehicle traveling westbound on County Road 250 South reportedly disregarded a stop sign and struck Schultz’s vehicle, which overturned and resulted in Schultz being extricated.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of disregarded

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Standard language from the template—guaranteeing rights to education, physical and mental health, and other protections against child labor—was omitted from NewJeans’ contract, signed when the members were aged 14 to 17.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
Smith said that assessment omitted information important to evaluating whether the officers reasonably feared injury.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of omitted

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After Pittsburgh failed to score during nearly 4½ straight minutes of power-play time early in the second, Gauthier beat Silovs with a beautiful no-look shot for his first goal.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
The administration says longstanding federal policy of getting people into permanent housing first, then offering voluntary treatment, has failed, and is to blame for the pandemic spike in homelessness.

— Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

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