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Antonyms for fails
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : feyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : feɪl |
Definition of fails
Origin :- early 13c., from Old French falir (11c., Modern French faillir) "be lacking, miss, not succeed," from Vulgar Latin *fallire, from Latin fallere "to trip, cause to fall;" figuratively "to deceive, trick, dupe, cheat, elude; fail, be lacking or defective." Related: Failed; failing. Replaced Old English abreoðan.
- verb be unsuccessful
- verb abandon, forsake
- verb lose money
- It is in his attempt to explain the mechanism that we believe Weissman fails.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- When it fails, it is in consequence of some peculiarity in the composition of the ink.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- I'll make one more attempt by myself, and then, if it fails, I'll ask them to aid me.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
- That is why an academic education nowadays often fails of its purpose.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- He has a fine Geneva watch, but he fails of the skill to tell the hour by the sun.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- An insufficient current is one which fails to keep the battery charged.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- As it stands, it fails to convey the first design of the great sculptor.
- Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting
- If he fails on the first topic he may have another draw, but his grade will be reduced.
- Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
- If everything else fails, this might be a way out of the difficulty for us.
- Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
- There is a solemnity about the repast that strikes but fails to subdue Molly.
- Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
Synonyms for fails
- abort
- back out
- back wrong horse
- backslide
- be cleaned out
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in arrears
- be in vain
- be ruined
- be taken to the cleaners
- become insolvent
- blink
- blunder
- break
- break down
- break one's word
- close
- close down
- close one's doors
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- crash
- decline
- defalcate
- default
- desert
- deteriorate
- disappoint
- discount
- dishonor
- disregard
- drop
- drop a bundle
- end
- fall
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- fault
- finish
- fizzle
- flop
- flounder
- fold
- forget
- founder
- funk
- go astray
- go bankrupt
- go belly up
- go broke
- go bust
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go into Chapter 11
- go out of business
- go to the wall
- go under
- go up
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- ignore
- let down
- lose big
- lose control
- lose one's shirt
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miscarry
- miss
- miss the boat
- neglect
- omit
- overdraw
- overlook
- overpass
- play into
- repudiate
- run aground
- slight
- slip
- terminate
- turn out badly
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