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fall flat
verb as in crash
verb as in disappoint
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Strong matches
verb as in fail
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- 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 flop
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Weak matches
verb as in miscarry
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall short
- 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 fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in misfire
Example Sentences
However, an attempt to sell the Telegraph to a group of investors led by Dovid Efune, the owner and publisher of the New York Sun, fell flat.
So far, attempts to cut spending rather than increase taxes have fallen flat in much of Europe.
India's efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move.
He has already survived one awkward moment in the campaign, when a joke about Crown Princess Amalia fell flat in front of 2,000 students in Rotterdam,
The tool has shown promise in preventing excessive flattery, which can fall flat with Gen Z women, Roth said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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