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turn out badly
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
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
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
- 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
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Example Sentences
I heard that it was prophesied of us that we should all turn out badly, because ill conduct runs in the blood.
Society immediately set a-wondering how it would turn out, and proved very clearly that it must turn out badly.
There was little danger that the sons of such a clergyman as this would turn out badly.
It is not all the fault of the spoiled children when they turn out badly.
I confess I did believe things would turn out badly, the doctor proceeded.
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On this page you'll find 119 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to turn out badly, such as: break down, decline, fall, abort, backslide, and blunder.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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