miscarry
[mis-kar-ee, mis-kar-ee]
/ mɪsˈkær i, ˈmɪsˌkær i /
VERB
fail to attain goal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
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
turn out badly
Antonyms
Example Sentences
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But after all this Care and Industry, how was it possible for the business to Miscarry?
From Citt and Bumpkin (1680) by L'Estrange, Sir Roger