Fault and Sin

Fault

Fault noun - A defect in character.
Usage example: the common fault of being quick to judge others

Sin is a synonym for fault in misdeed topic. In some cases you can use "Sin" instead a noun "Fault".

Sin

Sin noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Usage example: a child old enough to know that lying is a sin

Fault is a synonym for sin in thing topic. You can use "Fault" instead a noun "Sin", if it concerns topics such as illegal or immoral action.

Nearby Words: sinful, sinless, sinner, sinned, sine

How words are described

good good fault good sin
particular particular fault particular sin
common common fault common sin
original original fault original sin
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, big, great, grievous, serious, little, bad, terrible, main, personal, new, major, past, minor, worst, greatest, biggest.

Common collocations

way fault way sin way
game fault game sin game
times fault times sin times

Both words in one sentence

  • Sinister Minister He beat his son Zeck regularly and found fault and sin in everyone but himself.
  • As a consequence of the Fall of Man, people cannot help but sin, unless they recognize this fault, repent, and overcome it with God's help.
  • Theatre / Measure for Measure Go to your bosom; knock there, and ask your heart, what it doth know that's like my brother's fault.Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.—Escalus, II.iA tragicomedy by William Shakespeare.
Cite this Source
Sin and Fault. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fault/sin
Fault & Sin. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fault/sin>.
Sin or Fault. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fault/sin.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "fault" and "sin" have occurred on timeline