Failures Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Failures

fizzles
A failure.
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bankruptcies
The system of adjudication that declares instances of bankruptcy:
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losers
A person who takes loss in a specified way:
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shortcomings
A deficiency; a flaw.
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omissions
The act of neglecting to do something required by law; especially one’s duty.
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neglects
Lack of sufficient or proper care; negligence; disregard
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miscarriages
(Now rare except in miscarriage of justice) A failure; a mistake or error. [from 16th c.]
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losses
Something that is lost
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lemons
Lemon yellow.
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lapses
A deterioration or decline:
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lacks
A particular deficiency or absence:
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insolvencies
The status of being unable to pay one’s debts when due.
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frustrations
The feeling of annoyance when one's actions are criticized or hindered
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foils
A fencing sword having a usually circular guard and a thin, flexible four-sided blade with a button on the tip to prevent injury.
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flops
(Informal) A failure
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fiascos
A complete failure; esp., an ambitious project that ends as a ridiculous failure
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faults
(Archaic) A lack or deficiency.
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failings
A failure
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duds
A bomb or shell that fails to explode
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downfalls
A loss of wealth, rank, reputation, or happiness; ruin.
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deteriorations
The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
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delinquencies
A fault: misdeed
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deficiencies
A shortage
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defaults
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declines
​A weakening.
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declensions
A decline or decrease; deterioration:
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decays
A gradual decline; deterioration
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debacles
A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout.
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collapses
The act of falling down or inward, as from loss of supports.
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busts
A failure; a flop:
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breakdowns
(Sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
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bombs
(Slang) A dismal failure; a fiasco.
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abortions
Any of various procedures that result in the termination of a pregnancy.
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bums
A bum is defined as a person who is lazy and does not work by choice.
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has-beens
One that is no longer famous, popular, successful, or useful.
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turkeys
A failure, especially a failed theatrical production or movie.
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derelicts
Property abandoned by its former owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
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defaulters
One who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
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crashes
A sudden severe downturn:
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messes
(Euphemistic) Excrement.
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dogs
(Slang) A man.
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no-goes
A situation in which planned operations cannot be effectuated, as in the case of the launch of spacecraft:
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derelictions
A neglect of, or failure in, duty; a being remiss
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negligences
(Law, singular only) The tort whereby a duty of reasonable care was breached, causing damage: any conduct short of intentional or reckless action that falls below the legal standard for preventing unreasonable injury.
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stalemates
Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but does not involve any personal loss.
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overthrows
(Sports) The throwing of a ball over and beyond a target, especially in baseball.
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routs
An overwhelming defeat.
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defeats
Defeat is defined as the state of being beaten or having lost.
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ruptures
The act of breaking apart or bursting, or the state of being broken apart or burst; breach
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stoppages
Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity, a blockage.
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malfunctions
A failure to function properly.
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missteps
(Figuratively) An error or mistake.
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bungles
The definition of a bungle is a mistake or failure.
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botches
The definition of a botch is a sloppy, poorly done job.
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misadventures
(Eng. Law) Death caused accidentally by someone while performing a legal act and with no intent to injure
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slumps
The definition of a slump is a sudden decline, or is a long period of decline and loss.
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Antonyms for Failures

successes
The gaining of fame or prosperity:
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stars
The definition of a star is a famous person or celebrity.
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veterans
An old, experienced soldier, etc., esp. one who served in time of war
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gains
An increase in amount or degree:
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merits
Demonstrated ability or achievement:
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attainments
Anything attained, as an acquired skill; accomplishment
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achievements
(Video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective.
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accomplishments
The definition of an accomplishment is something that has been completed with skill or expertise.
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triumphs
A success in a struggle against difficulties or an obstacle:
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Words Related to Failures

monies
Sums of money
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increases
The act of increasing:
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dos
A statement of what should be done:
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Failures Sentence Examples

  • But the failures were sporadic only.

  • Bank failures were numerous and commercial distress widespread.

  • The crisis was by no means a sudden crash, and even when the failures began to take place they were spread over a period of sixteen weeks.

  • But in spite of the old man's litany of failures, Dean suspected he was holding back some­thing important.

  • It is fair to assume that Grant would have followed other unsuccessful generals into retirement, had he not shown that, whatever his mistakes or failures, and whether he was or was not sober and temperate in his habits, he possessed the iron determination and energy which in the eyes of Lincoln and Stanton,' and of the whole Northern people, was the first requisite of their generals.

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