Default and Return

Default

Default verb - Fail to pay up.

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Return and default are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a verb "Default".

Nearby Words: defaulter, defaulting, defaulted

Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

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Default and return are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Default" instead a verb "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

good	good default	good return
special	special default	special return
original	original default	original return
many	many default	many return
Other adjectives: real, big, great, evil, possible, less, larger, previous.

thanks	default thanks	return thanks
button	default button	return button

He initially takes it on just to pass as human, but it eventually becomes the default he prefers to return to as he develops more of his own sense of personhood.

Source: Shapeshifter Default Form
However, the sword remains Beethro's default weapon, which he will return to after completing a level or room requiring a different weapon.

Source: Video Game / Deadly Rooms of Death
Polyamory: By default, Takeya literally ends up with all the DearS who decided to return to space.

Source: Manga / DearS

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