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failed
adjective as in abortive
Strongest matches
Weak matches
failing, ineffective, ineffectual, miscarried, unavailing, unproductive, useless, vain, worthless
adjective as in bankrupt
Weak matches
adjective as in insolvent
Strong match
Weak matches
broken, busted, foreclosed, in Chapter 11, in Chapter 13, in receivership, in the red, on the rocks, out of money, taken to the cleaners, unbalanced, undone, wiped-out
adjective as in unsuccessful
Strongest matches
abortive, disastrous, doomed, foiled, fruitless, futile, ill-fated, ineffective, ineffectual, losing, thwarted, useless, vain
Example Sentences
He said he cancelled one of the standing orders, but failed to cancel a secondary one.
He initially failed but said he passed a retake by watching the medic testing him "press the button for the tone and then I pressed my clicker straight away".
In the ruling from the district court that heard the case, the judge found that the Bost did not have standing because he failed to show “concrete, particularized, and imminent injuries.”
Tactical shortcomings, misguided managers or stellar opponents are among the numerous reasons often cited why England's so-called 'Golden Generation' failed to deliver success on the pitch.
While recreational hunting continues to this day, the nonprofit says it has failed to curb the species.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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