FAULTING Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

faulting

verb

present participle of fault

as in criticizing

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

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Recent Examples of faulting And while criticism of insurance companies was bipartisan, Republicans and Democrats also blamed one another for the crisis, with the GOP faulting Obamacare and Democrats accusing Republicans of using the hearings to deflect from their own inaction to address rising premiums. —

Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026 Some Havana Syndrome victims have spent more than a decade trying to draw attention to their cases, often faulting the government for failing to provide enough support or access to specialized medical care. —

CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026 On Earth, tectonic faulting in the seafloor enables water to plunge kilometers down into the rock, and as fresh faults are opened up by shifting tectonic plates, new rock is exposed, maintaining the nutrient supply released into the ocean through hydrothermal vents. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026 This reality helps explain why postliberal critiques faulting the Constitution for failing to impose a single moral or cultural vision miss the mark. —

Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025 Meanwhile, rule-breaking politicians and their advisers weakened public confidence in government decisions and increased the likelihood that people would ignore restrictions, the report said, faulting all four UK nations for poor planning and decision-making. —

Kara Fox, CNN Money, 20 Nov. 2025 As the government shutdown began, polls showed voters were divided on who to blame, with many faulting both parties. —

Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025 And the distribution lines were already faulting all over LA. —

Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025 This odd justification—faulting Warner and Kaine for their bipartisanship—should fool no one. —

Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025

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The football game directive came about a week after Ingoglia held a press conference criticizing Alachua County — where UF’s campus is located — for excessive or wasteful spending to the tune of $84 million over five years, claiming the budget grew by 77%.

— Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
Trump spent months criticizing Warsh’s predecessor, Jerome Powell, for being reluctant to cut interests rates, with the Republican president arguing that lower borrowing costs would provide an economic boost.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026