Antonyms for falling flat
Grammar : Verb |
Definition of falling flat
- As in misfire : verb fail
- As in miscarry : verb fail to attain goal
- As in crash : verb fall
- As in disappoint : verb sadden, dismay; frustrate
- As in fail : verb be unsuccessful
- As in flop : verb fail miserably
Synonyms for falling flat
- abort
- back wrong horse
- backfire
- backslide
- baffle
- balk
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- bite the dust
- blunder
- bomb
- break down
- bring to naught
- bump
- bungle
- cast down
- chagrin
- circumvent
- close
- collapse
- collide
- come apart
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- crash-land
- dash
- dash hopes
- deceive
- decline
- delude
- deteriorate
- disconcert
- disenchant
- disgruntle
- dishearten
- disillusion
- dissatisfy
- ditch
- dive
- drive into
- drop
- dumbfound
- embitter
- explode
- fail
- fall
- fall down on
- fall flat
- fall headlong
- fall prostrate
- fall short
- fall short of
- fall through
- fizz out
- fizzle
- fizzle out
- flop
- flounder
- flummox
- foil
- fold
- founder
- give way
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go in
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hamper
- hinder
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- hurtle
- leave in the lurch
- let down
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- lurch
- meet
- meet with disaster
- miscarry
- misfire
- mislead
- miss
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- not show
- overbalance
- overturn
- pancake
- peter out
- pitch
- play into
- plough into
- plunge
- poop out
- prang
- put out
- ruin prospects
- run aground
- slip
- smash
- splash down
- sprawl
- stand up
- tease
- thwart
- topple
- torment
- tumble
- turn out badly
- upset
- vex
- wash out
- washout
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