Default
Default noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.
Lack is a synonym for default in failure topic. In some cases you can use "Lack" instead a noun "Default", when it comes to topics like deficiency, failure to act.
Lack
Lack noun - The fact or state of being absent.
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Both words in one sentence
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Lazy Artist: The reason several flying and levitating Pokémon can't enter Sky Battles, as they lack flying animations by default and alternate ones weren't made for them.
Source: Video Game / Pokémon X and Y - Humorously, this seems to be the default mode for Harry Potter's Lavender and Ron, due to a comic combination of hormones, overeagerness, and a lack of genuine chemistry.
Source: Awkward Kiss -
Ugg and Lee's default forms in the Critters series are white faces that lack features.
Source: The Blank
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Lack and Default. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/default/lack
Default & Lack. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/default/lack>.
Lack or Default. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/default/lack.
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