Antonyms for fail
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : feyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : feɪl |
Definition of fail
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
- To my mind, under the conditions I have referred to, such could not fail to be the case.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- If we fail, there must be a retreat westwards at least seventy miles.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- God helping me, I will not fail them, if they will but counsel and sustain me!
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- If an increase of power was needed to secure this, they would not fail to ask it.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- He touched her hand with his lips and said gravely: "I will not fail your trust."
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- It is expressed in conduct, of course; but conduct may fail while the attitude can remain constant.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Being part of the system of Mammon it could do nothing else than fail.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Since we cannot reach thousands, shall we fail to reach one?
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- What man would be so caitiff and thrall as to fail you at your need?
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Athenian generals did not fail to take advantage of this negligence.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
Synonyms for fail
- 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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