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Synonyms for fail
verb be unsuccessful- 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 naught
- come to nothing
- 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 for fail
- 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.
More words related to fail
abort
verb. stop or cancel something
act up (malfunction)
verb. to malfunction
backfire
verb. have an opposite effect
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.