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failed
[feyl] 
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fail
[feyl]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be unsuccessful |
| Synonyms: | abort, back wrong horse, backslide, be defeated, be demoted, be found lacking, be in vain, be ruined, blunder, break down, come to naught, come to nothing, decline, deteriorate, fall, fall flat, fall short, fall through, fizzle, flop, flounder, fold, founder, go astray, go down swinging, go down, go downhill, go up in smoke, go wrong, hit bottom, hit the skids, lose control, lose out, lose status, meet with disaster, miscarry, miss, miss the boat, play into, run aground, slip, turn out badly |
| Antonyms: | accomplish, achieve, earn, gain, merit, obtain, prosper, reach, succeed, win |
| Main Entry: | fail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lose money |
| Synonyms: | be cleaned out, be in arrears, be ruined, be taken to the cleaners, become insolvent, break, close, close down, close one's doors, crash, defalcate, default, dishonor, drop, drop a bundle, end, finish, fold, go bankrupt, go belly up, go broke, go bust, go into chapter 11, go out of business, go to the wall, go under, go up, lose big, lose one's shirt, overdraw, repudiate, terminate |
| Antonyms: | earn, gain, obtain, win |
| Main Entry: | abort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop or cancel something |
| Synonyms: | arrest, break off, call it quits, call off, check, cut off, drop, end, fail, halt, interrupt, knock it off, lay off, nullify, scrap, scratch, scrub, terminate |
| Antonyms: | continue, keep |
| Main Entry: | abortive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | failing to achieve a goal |
| Synonyms: | failed, failing, fruitless, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, miscarried, unavailing, unproductive, unsuccessful, useless, vain, worthless |
| Antonyms: | complete, consummated, effectual, efficient, fruitful, productive, successful |
| Main Entry: | backfire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have an opposite effect |
| Synonyms: | backlash, boomerang, bounce back, disappoint, fail, flop, miscarry, rebound, recoil, ricochet, spring back |
| Main Entry: | bankrupt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to pay debts |
| Synonyms: | broke, depleted, destitute, exhausted, failed, impoverished, in Chapter 11, insolvent, lacking, lost, out of business, ruined, spent, tapped out |
| Antonyms: | rich, solvent, wealthy |
| Main Entry: | blink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore |
| Synonyms: | bypass, condone, connive, cushion, discount, disregard, fail, forget, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass by, slight, turn a blind eye |
| Antonyms: | attend, be aware, pay attention |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ruin chance |
| Synonyms: | fail, flounder, goof, miscarry, miss |
| Antonyms: | do well, succeed |
| Main Entry: | bust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ruin, impoverish |
| Synonyms: | become insolvent, break, crash, fail, fold up, go bankrupt, go into Chapter 11, pauperize |
| Antonyms: | aid, help |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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