Thesaurus / come to naught
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synonyms for come to naught
- abandon
- depart
- die
- die out
- dissipate
- dissolve
- escape
- evaporate
- expire
- fade
- flee
- fly
- go
- leave
- melt
- perish
- recede
- retire
- retreat
- sink
- wane
- withdraw
- abscond
- clear
- decamp
- dematerialize
- disperse
- ebb
- end
- evanesce
- exit
- pass
- vacate
- vamoose
- be done for
- be gone
- be lost
- be no more
- be swallowed up
- cease to exist
- drop out of sight
- end gradually
- evanish
- fade away
- go south
- leave no trace
- melt away
- pass away
- take flight
- break down
- decline
- fall
- abort
- backslide
- blunder
- deteriorate
- fizzle
- flop
- flounder
- fold
- founder
- miscarry
- miss
- slip
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- go astray
- go down
- go downhill
- go down swinging
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
- abort
- fall through
- backslide
- blunder
- decline
- deteriorate
- fall
- fizzle
- flop
- flounder
- fold
- founder
- misfire
- miss
- slip
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- break down
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- go astray
- go down
- go downhill
- go down swinging
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
antonyms for come to naught
MOST RELEVANT
- ascend
- go up
- rise
- accomplish
- achieve
- build
- correct
- develop
- do well
- succeed
- capture
- complete
- deliver
- earn
- finish
- gain
- merit
- obtain
- procure
- prosper
- reach
- win
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use come to naught in a sentence
In their shelter, Brion and Ulv crouched low and wondered why the attack didn't come.
SENSE OF OBLIGATIONHENRY MAXWELL DEMPSEY (AKA HARRY HARRISON)Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONBabylas raised his pale face; he knew what was coming; it had come so many times before.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIHe reached forward and took her hands, and if Mrs. Vivian had come in she would have seen him kneeling at her daughter's feet.
CONFIDENCEHENRY JAMESVicars' wives had come and gone, but all had submitted, some after a brief struggle, to old Mrs. Wurzel's sway.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSThis wasn't at all what he meant to say, and it sounded very ridiculous; but somehow the words wouldn't come straight.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLOne of the simplest of these childish tricks is the invention of an excuse for not instantly obeying a command, as "Come here!"
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYThe policemen looked dull and heavy, as if never again would any one be criminal, and as if they had come to know it.
BELLA DONNAROBERT HICHENSAll the operations of her brain related themselves somehow to to-morrow afternoon.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETTNever was a change more remarkable than that which had come upon Mrs. Collingwood.
THE BOARDED-UP HOUSEAUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMANWORDS RELATED TO COME TO NAUGHT
- abandon
- abscond
- be done for
- be gone
- be lost
- be no more
- be swallowed up
- cease to exist
- clear
- come to naught
- decamp
- dematerialize
- depart
- die
- die out
- disperse
- dissipate
- dissolve
- drop out of sight
- ebb
- end
- end gradually
- escape
- evanesce
- evanish
- evaporate
- exit
- expire
- fade
- fade away
- flee
- fly
- go
- go south
- leave
- leave no trace
- melt
- melt away
- pass
- pass away
- perish
- recede
- retire
- retreat
- sink
- take flight
- vacate
- vamoose
- wane
- withdraw
- abort
- back wrong horse
- backslide
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- blunder
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- decline
- deteriorate
- fall
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- fizzle
- flop
- flounder
- fold
- founder
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miscarry
- miss
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
- slip
- turn out badly
- be cleans out
- be ruins
- be takes to the cleaners
- becomes insolvent
- breaks
- close one's doors
- closes
- closes down
- crashes
- defalcates
- defaults
- dishonors
- drops
- drops a bundle
- ends
- finishes
- folds
- goes bankrupt
- goes belly up
- goes breaks
- goes bust
- goes into Chapter 11
- goes out of business
- goes to the wall
- goes under
- goes up
- is in arrears
- loses big
- loses one's shirt
- overdraws
- repudiates
- terminates
- abort
- back wrong horse
- backslide
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- blunder
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- decline
- deteriorate
- fall
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- fizzle
- flop
- flounder
- fold
- founder
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- misfire
- miss
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- slip
- turn out badly
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.