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Definitions

come to nothing

VERB
disappoint
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baffle deceive disconcert disenchant dishearten disillusion dissatisfy dumbfound fail hamper mislead
STRONG
abort balk bungle chagrin circumvent dash delude disgruntle embitter foil founder hinder miscarry tease thwart torment vex
WEAK
bring to naught cast down dash hopes fall down on fall flat fall short of leave in the lurch let down not show put out ruin prospects stand up underwhelm
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist encourage explain help
STRONG
delight forward make happy please succeed
WEAK
excite satisfy
VERB
fail
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break down decline fall
STRONG
abort backslide blunder deteriorate fizzle flop flounder fold founder miscarry miss slip
WEAK
back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined come to naught fall flat fall short fall through 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 miss the boat play into run aground turn out badly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend go up rise
STRONG
accomplish achieve build correct develop do well succeed
WEAK
capture complete deliver earn finish gain merit obtain procure prosper reach win
VERB
fizzle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abort misfire peter out wane
STRONG
die end fail fold miscarry
WEAK
be a fiasco end in defeat end in disappointment miss the mark
Antonyms
STRONGEST
grow increase
STRONG
achieve begin succeed
WEAK
build develop progress
VERB
flop
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come apart fall flat fold misfire
STRONG
bomb close flummox founder miscarry
WEAK
fall short wash out
Antonyms
STRONG
succeed
WEAK
accomplish achieve
VERB
founder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abort break down fall through stumble
STRONG
collapse fall lurch miscarry misfire sink sprawl stagger submerge submerse trip
WEAK
be lost go down go lame go to bottom
Antonyms
STRONG
increase rise
WEAK
accomplish achieve succeed
VERB
miscarry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abort fall through
STRONG
backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss
WEAK
back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined break down come to naught fall flat fall short 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 miss fire miss the boat miss the mark play into run aground turn out badly
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed
VERB
misfire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backfire fall flat fizzle flop
STRONG
abort blunder explode flounder miscarry miss slip
WEAK
break down fall short fizz out fizzle out go up in smoke go wrong peter out poop out
Antonyms
STRONG
correct do well succeed
VERB
peter out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abate die out ebb evaporate fade recede tail away tail off taper off wane
WEAK
die down diminish drain dry up fail give out lessen run dry run low run out slack off stop
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase rise
WEAK
grow

Example Sentences

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They both told how they had left for the capital in search of work but their hopes of finding opportunities there had come to nothing.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Nor will Mr. Amodei in the event that his prophecies come to nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Dogged US efforts to prevent the crisis from escalating, involving presidential visits, countless diplomatic missions and the deployment of vast military resources, have all come to nothing.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

This is true even if the federal probes come to nothing.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2024

These plans come to nothing, but alterations are made to the mill around now.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.