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 Researchers believe this may have been a reactivation of faulting in the prehistoric rocks beneath the monocline. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Most earthquakes in North America east of the Rockies, per USGS, occur as faulting within bedrock, usually miles deep. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026 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 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

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Republican lawmaker Carl DeMaio of San Diego has vocalized his opposition in discussions of the bill, criticizing the idea of providing funding to outlets that make political endorsements.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Yiannopoulos rose to prominence through his provocative statements criticizing political correctness, feminism and Islam.

— Chris Arnold, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

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Public monuments condemning slavery have been removed, and Confederate names have been restored to Army bases.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
But the dispute quickly escalated into a reputational crisis for the biennale, with artists from Taiwan and China condemning the name change as a betrayal of its founding ideals.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto/Getty Protesters shouted slogans denouncing the police and government over alleged delays in taking action to find the missing girl, and then to find the perpetrators.

— Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Many actors have opened up about their experiences with Botox, with some denouncing the injectable.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of denouncing

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And the defense module can neutralize them via electronics-frying HPM emissions, knocking satellites out without creating a cloud of space debris.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
For Lynn Parsons, knocking on a stranger’s door once made the difference between getting home and watching her car get towed away.

— Razak Diallo, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocking

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