Default and Favourite

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Default noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.

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Favourite and default are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Favourite" instead an adjective "Default".

Nearby Words: defaulter, defaulting, defaulted

Favourite adjective - Preferred above all others and treated with partiality.

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Default and favourite are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Default" with "Favourite", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Words: favoured, favouritism

current	current default	current favourite
male	male default	male favourite
big	big default	big favourite
great	great default	great favourite
Other adjectives: new, recurring.

Some of it is caused by the fact that English is a widely studied foreign language and English teachers (Anglophiles by default) inflict their favourite shows on kids at school.

Source: Germans Love David Hasselhoff / Live-Action TV
Some studies suggest the oldest child in a family is more prone to be the favourite by default.

Source: The Unfavourite aka: The Un Favorite

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Favourite and Default. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/default/favourite

Default & Favourite. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/default/favourite>.

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