Fail synonyms and antonyms
fāl
Category:
Part of speech:
To fall or drop in this way
Lose is defined as to wind up without something or to fail in a competition.
To fail to attend or perform:
To bust is to break something, to cause something to be broken, getting someone out of prison, or arresting someone.
To go wrong; fail: said of a plan, project, etc.
To speak or act in an awkward, confused manner, with hesitation and frequent mistakes
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(Idiomatic, euphemistic) To die.
(Intransitive) For a vessel to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
To founder is defined as to fall or fail.
To be unsuccessful
be inadequate
To be unsuccessful
miss an opportunity
To be unsuccessful
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Bomb means to attack or destroy with explosives.
touch bottom
To be unsuccessful
lay-an-egg
(Of a bird or other egg-creating animal) To produce an egg.
(Idiomatic) To be unable to produce a required piece of information.
not cut the mustard
To be unsuccessful
To force into the ground:
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To be unsuccessful
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To lose strength or power
To force one's way out of; escape from:
To become weak, ineffective, or unsteady, especially in performance:
(Intransitive, biology) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
(Idiomatic) to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient
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make-nothing-of
To fail to understand.
come to naught
To be unsuccessful
come-to-grief
(Idiomatic) To have a disastrous outcome.
get-into-trouble
(Slang) (Usually said of an unmarried woman) to become pregnant.
(Idiomatic) to become closer to another traveling the same course.
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Neglect is defined as to ignore or fail to care for someone or something or fail to do something.
be demoted
To be unsuccessful
lose status
To be unsuccessful
To decrease.
go amiss
To be unsuccessful
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go astray
To be unsuccessful
fall down
To collapse.
get left
To be unsuccessful
be found lacking
To be unsuccessful
be found wanting
To be unsuccessful
be deficient
To be unsuccessful
lose one's labor
To be unsuccessful
hit a slump
To be unsuccessful
not measure up
To be unsuccessful
not measure up to expectation
To be unsuccessful
lose-out
To be at a disadvantage.
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not have it in one
To be unsuccessful
be all over with
To be unsuccessful
come short of
To be unsuccessful
break one's word
To be unsuccessful
not make the grade
To be unsuccessful
not make it
To be unsuccessful
miss-the-mark
(Idiomatic) To fail to reach the result that was intended
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lose control
To be unsuccessful
go-belly-up
(Idiomatic) To die.
hit rock bottom
To be unsuccessful
go-down-the-tubes
(Idiomatic, US) To fail or degenerate rapidly.
go down swinging
To be unsuccessful
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end in smoke
To be unsuccessful
go-up-in-smoke
(Idiomatic) (by extension) To be completely ruined
not get to first base
To be unsuccessful
not come off
To be unsuccessful
go on the rocks
To be unsuccessful
go-over-like-a-lead-balloon
To fail to gain acceptance: to be received poorly.
(Intransitive) To reduce one's level of effort.
To forsake (someone or something that one ought not to leave); abandon
To let be or do without interference.
To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; -- often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke.
To cause to decrease or diminish.
To make or become worse
go-bankrupt
(Intransitive) To become bankrupt.
(Intransitive) To lose a competition by failing to compete.
be in arrears
To become insolvent
To draw against (a bank account) in excess of credit.
go out of business
To become insolvent
go into receivership
To become insolvent
default on payment
To become insolvent
To fail or refuse to accept or pay (a note, bill, or check, for example).
be ruined
To become insolvent
To fall or drop drastically, as in value or force
go broke
To become insolvent
(Informal) To close, especially for lack of financial success; fail.
go-to-the-wall
(Idiomatic) To make an all-out effort.
throw-in-the-sponge
Alternative form of throw in the towel.
be unable to make ends meet
To become insolvent
drown in red ink
To become insolvent
To fall or land violently out of control so as to be damaged or smashed
send home
To dismiss for failure
To hold in an undetermined or undecided state.
put on probation
To dismiss for failure
To give up; retreat
succeed (antonym)
To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; -- often with to.
win (antonym)
Win is defined as to finish first or be the most successful at something.
triumph (antonym)
To rejoice over a success or victory; exult:
prosper (antonym)
To be fortunate or successful, especially in terms of one's finances; thrive.
gain (antonym)
To obtain a profit or advantage; benefit:
disappoint (related)
To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of.
decay (related)
To undergo decay.
Coming to nothing; unsuccessful; fruitless
Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
manque
That falls short of the goal; unsuccessful or defective
Having an unfavorable outcome:
The definition of would be is someone who is trying to become or acting like a specific kind of person that he is not.
A federal court’s act of declining to exercise its jurisdiction while awaiting or deferring to a decision by a state court. In doing so, the federal court retains jurisdiction of the legal issues at hand and may decide those issues if the plaintiff is not satisfied with the state court’s decision. See also comity and relinquishment. Several rationales for a federal court’s abstention are named for the United States Supreme Court decision in which the rationale was first applied. These include:
The definition of bankruptcy means the state of not having enough money or assets to pay all debts.
(Geol.) A sudden, violent change, such as an earthquake
damp-squib
(Idiomatic, by extension) Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations.
The amount embezzled
Demise is defined as the act of dying or the end of something.
The committing of a breach, typically of a duty.
The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends:
Insolvency is defined as the state of being bankrupt or unable to pay your debts.
laches
(Law) Failure to do the required thing at the proper time (e.g., inexcusable delay in enforcing a claim)
Failure to carry out what was intended
A wrong that arises from an action. The wrong can be actual or alleged. This word is often used in law, relating to the wrongful use of legal authority.
The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
pretermission
To ruin:
become bankrupt
To be unsuccessful
To spoil by clumsy work or action; botch
To grow worse; degenerate:
To exhaust is defined as to use up, tire out or discharge.
(Computing) To set a program variable to true.
To prevent from being successful; thwart:
(Intransitive) To be short (of or for something).
The definition of languish is to fail to advance or move forward, or to grow weak.
To become worse; decline; deteriorate; degenerate
To move backward, esp. into an earlier, less complex, or worse condition; decline; degenerate
To fail to fulfill an obligation.
capture (antonym)
To represent (something transient, immaterial, etc.) in more or less permanent form
obtain (antonym)
(Archaic) To arrive at; reach or achieve
deliver (antonym)
To express in words; declare or utter:
procure (antonym)
To obtain sexual partners for others.
finish (antonym)
To consume all of; use up:
complete (antonym)
To end; finish; conclude
earn (antonym)
(Intransitive) To receive payment for work.
reach (antonym)
Reach is defined as arriving at something, achieving something or giving help or understanding to someone else.
accomplish (antonym)
To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish a design, an object, a promise.
(Intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe, for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way.
To fail to perform.
To decline or become debased morally, culturally, etc.
To fade is defined as to become less bright, to grow more faint, less popular, or less strong, or to begin to wither away and disappear.
To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
To bring or reduce to ruin
run short
fail of success
go-downhill
hit-the-skids
go bust
excess (related)
To eliminate the job or position of:
do (related)
To prepare for further use especially by washing:
strong (related)
In a strong manner; greatly, severely, vigorously, etc.
help (related)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
money (related)
To undergo sudden financial failure
To yield to persistent persuasion.
To mold, stamp, cut, or shape with a die
To extend between two points or in a certain direction; run:
To break faith with; fail to meet the hopes of
fail to get a passing grade
pass (antonym)
(Intransitive) To go successfully through (an examination, trail, test, etc).
manage (antonym)
Manage is defined as to succeed despite difficulties or to control, influence or take charge.
refuse (related)
attempt (related)
refusal (related)
compel (related)
unwilling (related)
unable (related)
inability (related)
To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly.
not pass
To be unsuccessful
not pass muster
To be unsuccessful
fall from one's high estate
To be unsuccessful
fall down on the job
To be unsuccessful
blow the chance
To be unsuccessful
To lose excitement, to become less exciting.
The definition of lessen is to diminish or to cause something to be diminished or reduced.
To deny the truth of (a charge, etc.)
send-down
(Cricket) To bowl.
capitulate (related)
increase (related)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
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