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run aground
adjective as in stranded
verb as in come a cropper
verb as in fail
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- 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
- turn out badly
verb as in miscarry
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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
- 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
- turn out badly
verb as in wreck
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Example Sentences
Those who like to point out consistent themes also run aground.
The ships having gone back, run aground, or been dashed to pieces, the French could not get away again by sea.
If it was his steamer that had run aground, all the active labour, as well as the organisation, fell on him.
In their hurried attempt to escape, the "Richmond" and the "Vincennes" had run aground.
Many a man has breathed his last before the boats run aground.
A boat, run aground on the land, at a few paces off, awaited them.
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On this page you'll find 207 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to run aground, such as: aground, ashore, grounded, helpless, wrecked, and beached.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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