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mis-fires
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fail |
| Synonyms: | abort, backfire, blunder, break down, come to nothing, explode, fall flat, fall short, fizz out, fizzle, fizzle out, flop, flounder, go up in smoke, go wrong, miscarry, miss, peter out, poop out, slip |
| Main Entry: | flop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fail miserably |
| Synonyms: | bomb*, close, come apart, come to nothing, fall flat, fall short, flummox, fold, founder, miscarry, misfire, wash out |
| Antonyms: | accomplish, achieve, succeed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | founder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go under, fail |
| Synonyms: | abort, be lost, break down, collapse, come to nothing, fall, fall through, go down, go lame, go to bottom, lurch, miscarry, misfire, sink, sprawl, stagger, stumble, submerge, submerse, trip |
| Notes: | founder means to sink, while flounder means to flail helplessly |
| Antonyms: | accomplish, achieve, succeed |
| Main Entry: | glitch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error |
| Synonyms: | bug*, defect, flaw, hitch, malfunction, misfire, mishap, problem, setback, snafu, snag, something wrong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | miscarriage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | failure |
| Synonyms: | abortion, botch, breakdown, defeat, error, interruption, malfunction, misadventure, mischance, misfire, mishap, miss, mistake, nonsuccess, perversion, undoing |
| Antonyms: | carriage, success |
| Main Entry: | miss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fail, make a mistake |
| Synonyms: | be late for, blow, blunder, botch, disregard, drop, drop the ball, err, fall flat on face, fall short, flub, forget, fumble, ignore, juggle, let go, let slip, lose, miscarry, misfire, mislay, misplace, muff, neglect, omit, overlook, overshoot, pass over, pass up, skip, slight, slip, trip, trip up, undershoot |
| Antonyms: | do well, get, succeed |
| Main Entry: | flash in the pan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | momentary success |
| Synonyms: | brief success, bugbear, dud, fad, failure, misfire, nine days' wonder, wet squib |
| Main Entry: | miscarry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fail to attain goal |
| 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, misfire, miss, miss fire, miss the boat, miss the mark, play into, run aground, slip*, turn out badly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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