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Definition of Fail

  • 1. Fail to do something; leave something undone Verb
  • 2. Be unsuccessful Verb
  • 3. Disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake Verb
  • 4. Stop operating or functioning Verb
  • 5. Be unable Verb
  • 6. Judge unacceptable Verb
  • 7. Fail to get a passing grade Verb
  • 8. Fall short in what is expected Verb
  • 9. Become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close Verb
  • 10. Prove insufficient Verb
  • 11. Get worse Verb

Synonyms for word "fail"

  • break
  • break down
  • conk out
  • die
  • give out
  • give way
  • go
  • go bad
  • give out
  • run out
  • betray
  • bomb
  • flunk
  • flush it
  • go wrong
  • miscarry
  • neglect

Semanticaly linked words with "fail"

  • lose track
  • strike out
  • default
  • default on
  • choke
  • muff
  • miss
  • take it on the chin
  • miss
  • overreach
  • ball up
  • blow
  • bobble
  • bodge
  • bollix
  • bollix up
  • bollocks
  • bollocks up
  • botch
  • botch up
  • bumble
  • bungle
  • flub
  • fluff
  • foul up
  • fuck up
  • fumble
  • louse up
  • mess up
  • mishandle
  • muck up
  • muff
  • screw up
  • spoil
  • strike out
  • fall
  • shipwreck
  • fall flat
  • fall through
  • flop
  • founder
  • disappoint
  • let down
  • change
  • break
  • buy the farm
  • cash in one's chips
  • choke
  • conk
  • croak
  • decease
  • die
  • drop dead
  • exit
  • expire
  • give-up the ghost
  • go
  • kick the bucket
  • pass
  • pass away
  • perish
  • pop off
  • snuff it
  • crash
  • go down
  • blow
  • blow out
  • burn out
  • misfire
  • malfunction
  • misfunction
  • evaluate
  • judge
  • pass judgment
  • bomb
  • fail
  • flunk
  • flush it
  • fail
  • bomb
  • fail
  • flunk
  • flush it
  • decline
  • worsen

Lexical Analysis for "fail"

  1. failure
    Noun
    derivation
    8
    1. loss of ability to function normally
    2. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
    3. an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
    4. an act that fails
    5. an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
    6. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
    7. lack of success
    8. an unexpected omission
  2. failing
    Noun
    derivation
    3
    1. a flaw or weak point
    2. failure to reach a minimum required performance
    3. failure to reach a minimum required performance
  3. succeed
    Verb
    antonym
    1
    1. attain success or reach a desired goal
  4. manage
    Verb
    antonym
    1
    1. be successful; achieve a goal
  5. pass
    Verb
    antonym
    2
    1. go successfully through a test or a selection process
    2. accept or judge as acceptable
Etymology for fail
  • etymology failback
  • etymology failer
  • etymology failest
  • etymology failover
  • etymology failproof
  • variant:orthography faile
  • etymologically related failure
  • etymologically related fallacious
  • etymologically related fallacy
  • etymologically related fallible
  • is derived from fail-safe
  • is derived from failed
  • is derived from failing
  • is derived from fails
  • is derived from failure
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