faulting - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

Synonyms

• break
• fault
• faulting
• fracture
• geological fault
• shift

More generic

• cleft
• crack
• crevice
• fissure
• scissure

More specific

• inclined fault
• strike-slip fault

Related

• fault line

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