Among the currently most popular synonyms for fault are: deficiency, lapse, knock, transgression, censure, lay into, slate, offense, blame, arraign, find fault with, condemn, slip, defect, critique, hammer, miscue, weakness, negligence, imperfection, slam, misdeed, indiscretion, glitch, rubbish, guilt, wrong, impugn, reprove, error, rap, omission, accountability, shortcoming, mistake, wrongdoing, criticize, crime, failing, have a go at, misconduct, blunder, culpability, oversight, run down, reproach, liability, attack, lack, answerability, flaw, accuse, responsibility.