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fail
verb as in be unsuccessful
Strongest matches
Strong matches
abort, backslide, blunder, deteriorate, fizzle, flop, flounder, fold, founder, miscarry, miss, slip
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, turn out badly
verb as in abandon, forsake
verb as in lose money
Example Sentences
They did not say that those 275,000 people failed to hold legal status at the time they were added to the Social Security database, only that they “no longer” held legal status.
Both he and the club suffered a disappointing campaign last term - City failed to win a major trophy for the first time in eight years, while the midfielder revealed struggles with off-field issues and injury.
The idea is that if one defense fails, the next may succeed.
If the right fails to move from reflexive blame and division to adaptation and reform, it risks repeating the same mistakes in 2026.
McDonald’s stock gained on Wednesday, even after the company failed to beat earnings and revenue forecasts in its third quarter.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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