faultless

adjective

fault·​less ˈfȯlt-ləs How to pronounce faultless (audio)
Synonyms of faultlessnext
: having no fault : irreproachable
faultless workmanship
faultlessly adverb
faultlessness noun

Examples of faultless in a Sentence

this 18th-century chest of drawers is considered a faultless example of early American craftsmanship I may have broken my share of things in the past, but in this instance I am entirely faultless.
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That was a title race in which the top two were almost faultless, hence finishing with 98 and 97 points respectively. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026 Time elevates those people and their deeds to the heights of deities, and American gods must be faultless. Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026 In Terminator, an all-powerful, faultless AI becomes sentient, decides that humans are the enemy, and sets off a nuclear apocalypse. Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026 That isn’t to say Lee was faultless. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for faultless

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of faultless was in the 14th century

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“Faultless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faultless. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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