Failure Synonyms and Antonyms

fālyər
The condition of not achieving the desired end
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. unsuccess
  2. unsuccessfulness
An unsuccessful attempt
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. fiasco
  2. bust
  3. loser
  4. dud
  5. bomb
  6. flop
  7. washout
  8. lemon
  9. abortion
  10. bankruptcy
  11. breakdown
  12. collapse
  13. insolvency
  14. frustration
  15. downfall
  16. nonperformance
  17. miscarriage
  18. nonsuccess
  19. omission
  20. fizzle
  21. misadventure
  22. labor in vain
  23. botch
  24. bungle
  25. misstep
  26. false-step
  27. faux-pas
  28. malfunction
  29. checkmate
  30. stoppage
  31. rupture
  32. defeat
  33. rout
  34. overthrow
  35. implosion
  36. breakdown in communication
  37. total loss
  38. crash
  39. stalemate
  40. debacle
  41. negligence
  42. decay
  43. dereliction
  44. declension
  45. no-go
  46. decline
  47. turkey
  48. default
  49. clinker
  50. deficiency
  51. delinquency
  52. derelictionnonfulfillment
  53. deterioration
  54. dog
  55. bummer
  56. lead balloon
  57. failing
  58. fault
  59. flash-in-the-pan
  60. slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
  61. losing game
  62. sinking-ship
  63. sleeveless errand
  64. louse up
  65. foil
  66. mess
  67. non-starter
  68. lack
  69. lapse
  70. loss
  71. neglect
  72. counterproductiveness
  73. counterproductivity
  74. nonconsummation
  75. nonexecution
  76. nonobservance
  77. pretermission
  78. retrogression
  79. shortcoming
  80. slump
  81. inexecution
  82. nonachievement
Antonyms:
  1. success
  2. accomplishment
  3. achievement
  4. attainment
  5. earnings
  6. triumph
  7. merit
  8. gain
  9. win
A cessation of proper mechanical functions
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. breakdown
  2. outage
Nonperformance of what ought to be done
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. default
  2. delinquency
  3. dereliction
  4. neglect
  5. omission
  6. nonfeasance
A marked loss of strength or effectiveness
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. declination
  2. decline
  3. deterioration

Words Related to Failure

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Failure Sentence Examples

  • Each success has some failure along the way.

  • I realize now my venture was doomed to failure from the start as my target was far better protected than I sensed.

  • The feeling of failure settled into her bleak thoughts.

  • The penalty for failure was escalating.

  • Excited and vexed by the failure and supposing that someone must be responsible for it, Toll galloped up to the commander of the corps and began upbraiding him severely, saying that he ought to be shot.

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