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implosion
noun as in failure
Strong matches
noun as in insolvency
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in nonfeasance
Strong matches
- abortion
- bankruptcy
- bomb
- botch
- breakdown
- bungle
- bust
- checkmate
- collapse
- decay
- decline
- default
- defeat
- deficiency
- deficit
- delinquency
- dereliction
- deterioration
- downfall
- failing
- fiasco
- flop
- frustration
- inadequacy
- lemon
- loser
- loss
- mess
- misadventure
- miscarriage
- misstep
- neglect
- nonperformance
- omission
- overthrow
- rout
- rupture
- stalemate
- stoppage
- turkey
- washout
- wreck
noun as in unsuccess
Weak matches
- abortion
- bankruptcy
- bomb
- botch
- breakdown
- bungle
- bust
- checkmate
- collapse
- decay
- decline
- defeat
- deficiency
- deficit
- deterioration
- downfall
- failing
- false step
- faux pas
- fiasco
- flash in the pan
- flop
- frustration
- inadequacy
- lead balloon
- lemon
- loser
- loss
- mess
- misadventure
- miscarriage
- misstep
- nonperformance
- nonsuccess
- overthrow
- rout
- rupture
- sinking ship
- stalemate
- stoppage
- total loss
- turkey
- unsuccessfulness
- washout
- wreck
noun as in unsuccessfulness
Weak matches
- abortion
- bankruptcy
- bomb
- botch
- breakdown
- bungle
- bust
- checkmate
- collapse
- decay
- decline
- defeat
- deficiency
- deficit
- deterioration
- downfall
- failing
- false step
- faux pas
- fiasco
- flash in the pan
- flop
- frustration
- inadequacy
- lead balloon
- lemon
- loser
- loss
- mess
- misadventure
- miscarriage
- misstep
- nonperformance
- nonsuccess
- overthrow
- rout
- rupture
- sinking ship
- stalemate
- stoppage
- total loss
- turkey
- unsuccess
- washout
- wreck
Example Sentences
It was thought he had what it takes to fix a discreet deal between the parties and save French politics from implosion.
As for the long-term consequences of such a dramatic reversal — or implosion or willful destruction — in America’s relationship to the rest of the world, they are scarcely imaginable.
The Dodgers ended the weekend on a sour note, with Blake Treinen suffering the latest bullpen implosion in a 3-1 loss on Sunday.
Zappa brought the duo into his Mothers of Invention ensemble not long after the implosion of the Turtles.
The latest extracts from Nicola Sturgeon's memoirs serve as a reminder of the spectacular implosion of their relationship.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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