Thesaurus / fails
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- 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
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antonyms of fails
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Yet in many cases their good sense fails to discover the right way.
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So one's common sense fails to establish a definite reasonable time.
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There are many cases like this in which one's common sense fails to furnish a correct, yet needful guide.
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And certainly a Pastor is excusable who fails to do things of which he has no knowledge.
If he fails to qualify or a vacancy occurs, the creditors have an opportunity to make another appointment.
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Until the mortgagor fails to execute his part of the agreement, he retains possession of the property.
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A cry, which heard, even at noon day, seldom fails to blanch the manliest cheek.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIE
You may go hence if your courage fails you outright; but I'll throw up the bridge and entrench myself within these walls.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINI
This remedy cannot be always sought whenever the seller fails to execute his contracts.
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In like manner if the landlord is to furnish heat and fails to do so, the tenant is justified in leaving.
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