Failure synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Elective Abortion An elective abortion is an abortion performed for any other reason - most commonly occurring after contraceptive failure results in an unplanned pregnancy.
breakdown in communication
An unsuccessful attempt
(Law) The act of overcoming or frustrating the enforcement of.
An act of falling down.
An instance of wrong or improper conduct; a blunder.
derelictionnonfulfillment
A marked loss of strength or effectiveness
Advertisement
Bust is defined as a period of economic down time, a police raid in which arrests are made or something that doesn't go as planned and that is considered a failure.
A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power.
A prairie dog, dogfish, or other animal thought to resemble a dog
A shiftless person
An instance of overthrowing, especially one that results in downfall or destruction.
Advertisement
The definition of a stalemate is a deadlock, an unresolved situation which no one can win.
sleeveless errand
An unsuccessful attempt
A person or thing cast out or off, esp. an outcast
born-loser
(Informal, often derogatory) A person who is habitually unsuccessful or unlucky or who is prejudged to be a failure in life, especially one with a defeatist outlook.
dead-duck
(Idiomatic) A project that is doomed to failure from the start.
success (antonym)
One that is successful:
Advertisement
The amount of shortage; deficit
Fault means a mistake or a weakness.
a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
nondischarging
counterproductiveness
The state or condition of being counterproductive.
A sudden loud noise, as of an object breaking:
gain (antonym)
An increase in wealth, earnings, etc.; profit; winnings
Advertisement
A disorderly crowd; noisy mob; rabble
An unsuccessful attempt
A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.
A botched or incompetently handled situation.
An embarrassing or tactless blunder (especially used in social situations and contexts); a misstep.
Advertisement
The definition of checkmate is a move in the game of chess when the King is trapped and cannot escape or move out of harm's way.
A break in friendly relations.
(Linguistics) The pronunciation of a stop consonant with the breath drawn in.
total loss
(Accounting) An insured item of which the entire value is written off
The act of leaving something out or not done. An omission may be deliberate or unintentional.
The committing of a breach, typically of a duty.
Advertisement
A failure, especially a failed theatrical production or movie.
A mistake; a blunder.
A person or thing that fails or is ineffectual
The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing
(Slang) One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints:
lead balloon
A complete failure; a flop.
Advertisement
slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
An unsuccessful attempt
losing game
An unsuccessful attempt
Someone or something who was listed to start in a race, but did not start in the race.
A person who is incompetent.
One who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
Advertisement
nonperformer
Someone who is not a performer
One who underachieves by performing less well than expected.
A person without a means of support; an idle, worthless person; a loafer; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; a good-for-nothing.
A graceless, unprincipled fellow; scamp; rogue; rascal
A person who wastes his means; spendthrift
A property abandoned by the owner; esp., an abandoned ship on the open sea
Advertisement
ski-bum
A low-wage employee at a ski resort who enjoys perks such as free ski passes
flunker
Someone who has failed in an examination
(Informal) A person or thing that was formerly popular or effective but is no longer so
(Informal) Any loser in any competition
The small, spiny, semitropical evergreen citrus tree (Citrus limon) bearing this fruit
The sound made when flopping.
Advertisement
A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
A habitual bungler; a dolt.
accomplishment (antonym)
The definition of an accomplishment is something that has been completed with skill or expertise.
triumph (antonym)
The act or fact of being victorious; victory; success; achievement
veteran (antonym)
A person who is long experienced or practiced in an activity or capacity:
star (antonym)
Any of the celestial bodies visible to the naked eye at night as fixed, usually twinkling points of light, including binary and multiple star systems.
The system of adjudication that declares instances of bankruptcy:
An act, instance, or result of breaking down
The act of collapsing; a falling in or together; failure or breakdown, as in business or health
A total, often ludicrous, collapse or failure
The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
(Linguistics) In certain languages, the inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives with respect to categories such as case, number, and gender.
The definition of a decline is a lessening or failing.
Failure to pay money due
A failure, by act or omission, to perform a legal or contractual obligation.
The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
A slight fault or defect; weakness
A complete failure.
A long, thin fencing sword with a button on the point to prevent injury
Deficiency or absence:
The amount of something lost:
The act of neglecting.
Failure or refusal to observe, as a religious custom or holiday.
pretermission
A deterioration or decline to a previous state
A falling short of what is expected or required; defect or deficiency
An extended period of poor performance, especially in a sport or competitive activity:
achievement (antonym)
The definition of an achievement is something that is accomplished, particularly by great effort, courage or special skills.
attainment (antonym)
The definition of attainment is an act of achieving or getting something or something that is achieved or acquired.
earnings (antonym)
Wages, salary, or other recompense earned by working
merit (antonym)
A reward or honor given for superior qualities or conduct; mark, badge, etc. awarded for excellence
win (antonym)
A victory, especially in a competition.
Failure to achieve a desired end.
Failure to perform an act that is an official, contractual, or professional duty.
thrive (related)
The condition of not achieving the desired end
increase (related)
An increasing or becoming increased
money (related)
Any substance or article used as money, as bank notes, checks, etc.
An idea, proposal, or person with no chance of being accepted or successful.
counterproductivity
inexecution
Failure to execute or carry out.
nonconsummation
inability (related)
fail (related)
refusal (related)
defect (related)
inefficiency (related)
unwillingness (related)
rejection (related)
inadequacy (related)
reluctance (related)
An accidental mishap or misfortune.
labor in vain
An unsuccessful attempt
The definition of a malfunction is something that does not work properly.
An instance of such failure, carelessness, or indifference
Alternative form of no go.
The state or condition of being unsuccessful.
(Archaic) The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.
Find another word for failure. In this page you can discover 135 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for failure, like: fizzle, abortion, breakdown in communication, defeat, downfall, misstep, derelictionnonfulfillment, bust, outage, dog and no-account.