Advertisement
Advertisement
go wrong
verb as in err
Strongest matches
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 flat
- fall short
- fall through
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- 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 misbehave
Strongest matches
Strong matches
verb as in miscalculate
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 flat
- fall short
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- 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 misestimate
verb as in misfire
verb as in misreckon
verb as in slip
Strongest match
Example Sentences
He planned to spend the bye week studying film with microscopic focus in hopes of understanding exactly what had gone wrong.
The pushback by supervisors is notable because they commissioned the report in January and vowed it would get to the bottom of what went wrong.
It’s hard to go wrong here, and while brunch is the star, I’m already looking forward to returning for dinner.
Mr Tillman says: "There's always that conscious thought about 'if it goes wrong, how could this impact the individuals on the street? How could it affect their jobs, their livelihoods?'."
Red warning lights flash above the door, and inside there is an emergency escape hatch into a tunnel in case something goes wrong.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse
