Fault and Opening

Fault

Fault noun - A defect in character.

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

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

Opening noun - A favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place.

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Fault and opening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fault" instead a noun "Opening".

Nearby Words: open, openness, opened, opener

good	good fault	good opening
long	long fault	long opening
similar	similar fault	similar opening
usual	usual fault	usual opening
Other adjectives: complete, original, single, obvious, small, actual, real, big, great, little, main, new, giant, biggest.

Granted, you also play as Sonic in the same situation, but the in-game dialog has Knuckles assume that it's Sonic's fault and the opening to the next level implies that Sonic ran away rather than fight back.

Source: Video Game / Sonic Heroes
So much so that the opening line of Blood Rites is "The building was on fire, and it wasn't my fault."

Source: Running Gag / Literature
This causes all affected enemies to Face Fault, opening themselves up to a follow-up attack.

Source: Face Fault

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Opening and Fault. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fault/opening

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