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
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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.