Thesaurus
fail
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of FAIL
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to be unsuccessful <despite all the publicity, the movie failed miserably at the box office>
Synonyms bomb, collapse, crater, flame out, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, tank, wash out
Related Words flounder, struggle; decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane; crash, crumble, miscarry, misfire; go under; implode, self-destruct
Phrases come a cropper, come to grief, come up empty, die on the vine, fall flat, fall on one's face, fall short, lay an egg
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to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of <although the minor-league franchise continues to fail local fans, hope springs eternal>
Related Words bum (out), chagrin, discontent, disgruntle, displease, distress, upset; disenchant, disillusion; deceive, delude, mock
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