Antonyms for failure
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : feyl-yer |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪl yər |
Definition of failure
Origin :- 1640s, failer, from Anglo-French failer, from Old French falir (see fail (v.)). The verb in Anglo-French used as a noun; ending altered 17c. to conform with words in -ure.
- noun lack of success
- noun person who does not succeed
- They considered civilisation a failure because it was killing off all the big game.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- There could not be a giving up—and there must not be failure.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Is there not (as the lawyers would style it) a failure of consideration?
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Faced by failure of credit they have proposed only the lending of more money.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Looking at that face one wondered how the life work of Jasper was such a failure.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Either we ourselves have failed; or the failure of others affects us indirectly.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- No; we have secured the best teachers that we could for them, but each one has been a failure.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Do you see the possibilities, or the certainties of failure?
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Gracie Dennis thought she saw the certainty of failure, and was sorry for it.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
Synonyms for failure
- abortion
- also-ran
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- beat
- bomb
- born loser
- botch
- breakdown
- bum
- bungle
- bust
- castaway
- checkmate
- collapse
- deadbeat
- decay
- decline
- defaulter
- defeat
- deficiency
- deficit
- derelict
- deterioration
- disappointment
- downfall
- dud
- failing
- false step
- faux pas
- fiasco
- flash in the pan
- flop
- frustration
- good-for-nothing
- has-been
- implosion
- inadequacy
- incompetent
- insolvent
- lead balloon
- lemon
- loafer
- loser
- loss
- lumpy
- mess
- might-have-been
- misadventure
- miscarriage
- misstep
- moocher
- no-good
- nobody
- nonperformance
- nonperformer
- nonsuccess
- overthrow
- prodigal
- rout
- rupture
- sinking ship
- stalemate
- stoppage
- total loss
- turkey
- underachiever
- washout
- wreck
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