fail
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Synonyms for fail
be unsuccessful
Synonyms
- be unsuccessful
- founder
- fall flat
- come to nothing
- fall
- miss
- go down
- break down
- flop
- be defeated
- fall short
- fall through
- fall short of
- fizzle out
- come unstuck
- run aground
- miscarry
- be in vain
- misfire
- fall by the wayside
- go astray
- come to grief
- come a cropper
- bite the dust
- go up in smoke
- go belly-up
- come to naught
- lay an egg
- go by the board
- not make the grade
- go down like a lead balloon
- turn out badly
- fall flat on your face
- meet with disaster
- be found lacking or wanting
disappoint
stop working
Synonyms
- stop working
- stop
- die
- give up
- break down
- cease
- stall
- cut out
- malfunction
- conk out
- go on the blink
- go phut
wither
go bankrupt
Synonyms
- go bankrupt
- crash
- collapse
- fold
- close down
- go under
- go bust
- go out of business
- be wound up
- go broke
- go to the wall
- go into receivership
- go into liquidation
- become insolvent
- smash
decline
Synonyms
- decline
- fade
- weaken
- deteriorate
- dwindle
- sicken
- degenerate
- fall apart at the seams
- be on your last legs
not pass
Synonyms
- not pass
- be unsuccessful
- flunk
- screw up
- wash out
- underperform
- not make the grade
- not come up to scratch
- underachieve
- not come up to the mark
without fail
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Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for fail
to be unsuccessful
to receive less than a passing grade
Synonyms
to lose strength or power
to cease functioning properly
Synonyms
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Synonyms for fail
fail to do something
Synonyms
Related Words
be unsuccessful
Related Words
disappoint, prove undependable to
Synonyms
Related Words
stop operating or functioning
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