Default
How words are described
| good | good default | good set |
| special | special default | special set |
| best | best default | best set |
| normal | normal default | normal set |
| Other adjectives: usual, common, specific, current, original, big, great, evil, new, unique, random, previous. | ||
Common collocations
| minutes | default minutes | set minutes |
Both words in one sentence
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Instead of having a set of guns to choose from, players were limited to their default kit.
Source: Video Game / Dirty Bomb - In the Total War series, archery units have their default tactics set to "Skirmish", which has them automatically withdraw if an enemy unit gets too close to them.
Source: Stand Your Ground - The Chessmaster, in the later installments, has an hourglass time control which is set by default to 30 seconds.
Source: Non-Indicative Difficulty
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Set and Default. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/default/set
Default & Set. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/default/set>.
Set or Default. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/default/set.
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