pratfall

anticlimax blow collapse comeuppance crash cropper decline defeat deflation demotion descent disappointment discomfiture dive down downfall failure fall flop humiliation reverse ruin setback undoing wreck

accomplishment achievement ascent attainment boost building creation elevation good fortune improvement increase rise success triumph win

boon fortune promotion

deterioration downturn drop failure fall recession slump weakening

abatement backsliding comedown cropper decay decrepitude degeneracy degeneration descent devolution diminution dissolution dive downfall downgrade dwindling ebb ebbing enfeeblement failing flop lapse relapse senility skids wane waning worsening

fall-off falling-off on the skids

increase rise success

accomplishment achievement ascent development growth improvement progress strength strengthening upgrade

betterment

decline decrease dip drop plunge recession reduction slump spill

abatement cut declivity diminution dive downgrade dwindling ebb header incline lapse lessening plummet slant slip slope tumble

belly flop downward slope falling-off nosedive

ascent rise

climb

abatement cut decline declivity decrease descent diminution dip dive downgrade downswing downturn drop drop-off dwindling ebb header incline lapse lessening plummet plunge recession reduction skid slant slide slip slope slump spill tumble

belly flop downslide downtrend downward slope falling-off nose dive

ascent development enlargement evenness expansion growth improvement incline increase level perfection rise success upgrade

flop stumble wallow

blunder bobble flummox fumble grope labor lurch muddle plunge snafu strive thrash toil toss travail tumble

cast about come apart at the seams drop the ball fall down foul up go at backwards go to pieces make a mess of miss one's cue screw up slip up stub one's toe trip up work at

idle laze

do well succeed