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failure
noun as in lack of success
Strongest matches
bankruptcy, breakdown, collapse, decline, defeat, deficiency, deterioration, failing, loss, misstep
Strong matches
abortion, bomb, botch, bungle, bust, checkmate, decay, deficit, downfall, fiasco, flop, frustration, implosion, inadequacy, lemon, loser, mess, misadventure, miscarriage, nonperformance, overthrow, rout, rupture, stalemate, stoppage, turkey, washout, wreck
Weak matches
false step, faux pas, flash in the pan, lead balloon, nonsuccess, sinking ship, total loss
Example Sentences
Like a child with a gun, their relative weakness — the performative masculinity of an insecure adolescent — should not blind us to the harm they can cause, nor assure anyone that their failure is inevitable.
The Phillies are in some way a mirror of past Dodger clubs, being one of baseball’s best teams in recent years but yet to win a ring after three consecutive postseason failures.
Mr Mackenzie said this led to a "catastrophic failure of the unit" and generated "an enormous amount of heat and energy" - which could cause serious fires.
Seven people have died following multiple failures by a heart surgeon who continues to work for the NHS, the BBC has learned.
One from February 2024 concerns the building's failure to file a report on facade safety and inspection.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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