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

Tagovailoa threw a pick six in the final team period of the day and faulted himself for bad ball placement. — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 20 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

Sherrill faulted the software vendor responsible for the defective system, the MVC for taking roughly a year to resolve the problem, and the previous administration for failing to disclose the error once it had been identified publicly. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2026

Newsom has often faulted local regulations and attendant political pushback against new housing for California’s housing and homelessness crises. — Lia Russell july 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

Serving at 3-4 in the second set, Pegula double-faulted at 0-40, giving Gauff a 5-3 lead. — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The lawsuit also faulted organizers for not ensuring attendees did not have weapons, tear gas or bear spray, for allowing attendees to enter the festival from multiple unmonitored points and for not imposing security measures after problems at previous events. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026

The senators’ letter also faulted the way Tesla counts crashes in its safety reports. — Samantha Elkins, NBC news, 25 June 2026

Guerra said while Bass can do much of her job from another city for a day, a mayor is often faulted for not being front and center during an emergency. — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026