Phrase guide

by default

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

In absence of any opposing action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • If we don't do something, they'll win by default.
  • No one could think of a better name, so we chose "Strawman" by default.
  • If he wins an election, it will only be by default.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: per omissió — in absence of any opposing action
  • Chinese Mandarin: 默認情況下 /默认情况下 (mòrènqíngkuàngxià) — in absence of any opposing action
  • Esperanto: defaŭlte — in absence of any opposing action
  • French: par défaut — in absence of any opposing action
  • Georgian: გულისხმობის პრინციპით (gulisxmobis ṗrinciṗit) — in absence of any opposing action
  • German: standardmäßig — in absence of any opposing action
  • German: vorgabemäßig — in absence of any opposing action
  • Italian: a tavolino — in absence of any opposing action
  • Polish: domyślnie — in absence of any opposing action
  • Portuguese: por omissão — in absence of any opposing action
  • Portuguese: por defeito — in absence of any opposing action
  • Russian: по умолча́нию (po umolčániju) — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: de forma predeterminada — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: por omisión — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: por defecto — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: preconfiguradamente — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: por preconfiguración — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: preinstaladamente — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: por preinstalación — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: predefinidamente — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: por predefinición — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: preestablecidamente — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: por preestablecimiento — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: prefijadamente — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: por prefijación — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: predeterminadamente — in absence of any opposing action
  • Spanish: por predeterminación — in absence of any opposing action
  • Swedish: som standard — in absence of any opposing action
  • Turkish: gıyaben — in absence of any opposing action
  • Turkish: varsayılan — in absence of any opposing action
  • Ukrainian: за замо́вчуванням (za zamóvčuvannjam) — in absence of any opposing action