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fail
verb as in be unsuccessful
Strongest matches
Strong matches
abort, backslide, blunder, deteriorate, fizzle, flop, flounder, fold, founder, miscarry, miss, slip
Weak matches
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
verb as in abandon, forsake
verb as in lose money
Example Sentences
Surprisingly, it is the 35th instance in which a top-flight manager has failed to win any of their first six matches in charge in all competitions.
Queues snaked around street corners and card payments failed, forcing people to queue for cash and cram on to buses as other transport systems were not running.
The bill follows a failed proposal filed in the state’s House of Representatives earlier this year that sought to make abortion a homicide by establishing the beginning of human life at fertilization.
Federal officials have not said what they will do if the states fail to reach consensus.
Because she failed to appear, the government issued a removal order against her.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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