Fault and Need

Fault

Fault noun - A defect in character.

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Need and fault are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Fault".

Nearby Words: faulty, faultless, faulted, faulting, faultily

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Fault and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fault" instead a noun "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

good	good fault	good need
long	long fault	long need
particular	particular fault	particular need
usual	usual fault	usual need
Other adjectives: original, genuine, single, obvious, powerful, actual, real, constant, big, great, serious, little, bad, social, personal, new, further, greater, greatest, perceived.

kind	fault kind	need kind
reason	fault reason	need reason
place	fault place	need place
number	fault number	need number
Other words: time, way, weapon, eyes.

Werewolves can't stand Heroes, due to the fact that Heroes can't get along with others, nor work as a team, nor even accept when something is their fault, everything that a pack does not need.

Source: Tabletop Game / Beast: The Primordial
Frobisher snaps back that the need to do this is part of his nature as a penguin, and it's not his fault the Doctor prefers salad.

Source: Meat Versus Veggies
Also, on the whole, Doug mixes it with a lot of Self-Deprecation and a constant need to apologize for things that aren't his fault, so nobody really gets upset.

Source: Take That, Critics!

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