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failed
adjective as in abortive
Strongest matches
Weak matches
failing, ineffective, ineffectual, miscarried, unavailing, unproductive, useless, vain, worthless
adjective as in bankrupt
Weak matches
adjective as in insolvent
Strong match
Weak matches
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
adjective as in unsuccessful
Strongest matches
abortive, disastrous, doomed, foiled, fruitless, futile, ill-fated, ineffective, ineffectual, losing, thwarted, useless, vain
Example Sentences
Cedars-Sinai medical staff had failed to follow up on imaging and lab orders and delayed taking Johnson back to the operating room until nearly 10 hours had passed since her C-section, the letter said.
E.On failed to pay the credit in the accounts of mostly vulnerable customers who had ended their contract with the supplier in a mandatory six-week window.
Instead, he has laid the blame on other members of the team whom he also says failed to deliver the promised features.
We have also talked about solutions - both the ones that marginally worked and the ones that failed miserably - here, here and here.
Some saboteurs believe legislation has failed, and have taken it upon themselves to try and stop the hunts.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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