fall through

VERB

fail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break down decline fall

STRONG

abort backslide blunder deteriorate fizzle flop flounder fold founder miscarry miss slip

WEAK

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 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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up rise

STRONG

accomplish achieve build correct develop do well succeed

WEAK

capture complete deliver earn finish gain merit obtain procure prosper reach win

VERB

founder

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort break down stumble

STRONG

collapse fall lurch miscarry misfire sink sprawl stagger submerge submerse trip

WEAK

be lost come to nothing go down go lame go to bottom

Antonyms

STRONG

increase rise

WEAK

accomplish achieve succeed

VERB

miscarry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort

STRONG

backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss

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

STRONG

accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed

Example Sentences

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He looked set to join Arne Slot's side on 1 September but the £35m deal fell through in the final hours of transfer deadline day, with Guehi having already started a medical.

From BBC

Soho House shares rose after the company said it entered into a new funding commitment agreement — which will allow it to close a deal to go private — after its previous funding fell through.

From The Wall Street Journal

The number of people reporting outages in the past 24 hours peaked at close to 180,000 before falling through the afternoon.

From MarketWatch

After that plan fell through, Pustilnikov said he was “done” trying to get the building filled.

From Los Angeles Times

Three schoolchildren have fallen through a window from the top deck of a bus in Greater Manchester.

From BBC

fall through

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