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failed
adjective as in abortive
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failing, ineffective, ineffectual, miscarried, unavailing, unproductive, useless, vain, worthless
adjective as in bankrupt
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adjective as in insolvent
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broken, busted, foreclosed, in Chapter 11, in Chapter 13, in receivership, in the red, on the rocks, out of money, taken to the cleaners, unbalanced, undone, wiped-out
adjective as in unsuccessful
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abortive, disastrous, doomed, foiled, fruitless, futile, ill-fated, ineffective, ineffectual, losing, thwarted, useless, vain
Example Sentences
"If you look at it through the prism of I'm a failed manager who's lucky to get this job, then of course these first five weeks look like 'This guy is under pressure'," he said.
The former Tottenham boss failed to win any of his eight matches in charge of Forest, with two draws and six defeats across all competitions.
As we witnessed with former Vice President Kamala Harris’ failed presidential campaign, celebrity politics will not slow down Trumpism, nor will it quell the rising authoritarian tide.
Talks to revive the agreement have failed so far, and in August, Britain, Germany and France triggered the so-called "snapback" process, leading to the re-imposition of the UN sanctions.
But Melodee then failed to pick up assignments, prompting the school to initiate outreach reach out to her mother, and, ultimately, law enforcement.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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