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failed

[feyld] / feɪld /

ADJECTIVE

abortive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fruitless futile unsuccessful

WEAK

failing ineffective ineffectual miscarried unavailing unproductive useless vain worthless

Antonyms

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fruitful productive profitable

WEAK

complete consummated effectual efficient successful

ADJECTIVE

bankrupt

Synonyms

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broke destitute insolvent

STRONG

depleted exhausted impoverished lacking lost ruined spent

WEAK

in Chapter 11 out of business tapped out

Antonyms

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rich solvent wealthy

STRONG

restored saved successful unused

ADJECTIVE

insolvent

Synonyms

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bankrupt broke indebted strapped

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lost

WEAK

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

Antonyms

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rich solvent wealthy

WEAK

moneyed

ADJECTIVE

unsuccessful

Synonyms

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abortive disastrous doomed foiled fruitless futile ill-fated ineffective ineffectual losing thwarted useless vain

WEAK

defeated unlucky

Antonyms

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effective effectual fruitful hopeful lucky productive profitable successful useful

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Doctors managed to stem the bleeding but failed to investigate its cause and she suffered multiple bleeds until she gave birth.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

While his detractors focus on what Musk has failed to deliver, support swells from the superlatives he has achieved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Both proposals immediately failed, but full vote tallies published this week reveal strong support for at least one of them.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Should Bonta or others sue, they would have to convince a judge that the nation’s top antitrust regulators failed to make a proper finding despite their lengthy review.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

How could I go back home if I failed?

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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