Fault
Fault noun - A defect in character.
Load
Load noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full fault | full load |
| notable | notable fault | notable load |
| long | long fault | long load |
| particular | particular fault | particular load |
| Other adjectives: complete, single, small, actual, real, big, great, new, major, giant, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Apparently it's not this woman's fault that her house collapsed when she took a chainsaw to a load-bearing wall.
Source: Never My Fault -
The Load: Preston is a very literal example at one point, although it isn't his fault.
Source: Film / Abominable - Idealistic to a fault, occasionally The Load and a Spoony Bard to top it off, but he's a genuinely nice guy.
Source: The Heart
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Load and Fault. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fault/load
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