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  • past participle of fail.
  • past tense form of fail.
Definitions

failed

[feyld] / feɪld /
ADJECTIVE
abortive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fruitless futile unsuccessful
WEAK
failing ineffective ineffectual miscarried unavailing unproductive useless vain worthless
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fruitful productive profitable
WEAK
complete consummated effectual efficient successful
ADJECTIVE
bankrupt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
broke destitute insolvent
STRONG
depleted exhausted impoverished lacking lost ruined spent
WEAK
in Chapter 11 out of business tapped out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
rich solvent wealthy
STRONG
restored saved successful unused
ADJECTIVE
insolvent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankrupt broke indebted strapped
STRONG
lost
WEAK
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
Antonyms
STRONGEST
rich solvent wealthy
WEAK
moneyed
ADJECTIVE
unsuccessful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abortive disastrous doomed foiled fruitless futile ill-fated ineffective ineffectual losing thwarted useless vain
WEAK
defeated unlucky
Antonyms
STRONGEST
effective effectual fruitful hopeful lucky productive profitable successful useful

Example Sentences

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It is thought the government previously tried to negotiate with Jingye on a commercial sale but failed to strike a deal.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Both proposals immediately failed, but full vote tallies published this week reveal strong support for at least one of them.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Just one day before the start of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, for which the U.S. failed to qualify, the federation was given a new goal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The 5th Circuit’s ruling neuters a law that Congress enacted in 2020 to impose nationwide standards on the horse racing industry after the existing state-by-state patchwork failed to prevent equine fatalities and corruption scandals.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2026

Though the marriage survived and the girls thrived, the farm failed.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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