Antonyms for fell through
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fawl |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɔl |
Definition of fell through
Origin :- present participle adjective from fall (v.). Falling star is from 1560s; falling out "disagreement" is from 1560s. Falling evil "epilepsy" is from early 13c.
- As in miscarry : verb fail to attain goal
- As in fail : verb be unsuccessful
- As in founder : verb go under, fail
- She'd planned it before she went away, but somehow it fell through.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- It fell through, however, and our bombardment was renewed the following day.
- Extract from : « Athelstane Ford » by Allen Upward
- I ought to have had it yesterday, but a deal I had on fell through.
- Extract from : « The Man Who Lost Himself » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
- He must have cut his arm pretty bad when he fell through that window!
- Extract from : « The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound » by George A. Warren
- Well, your campaign against Ennerly and Jackson fell through, didn't it?
- Extract from : « A Far Country, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- They fell through the Heavens, numerous as the flakes of a shower of snow.
- Extract from : « Astronomy for Amateurs » by Camille Flammarion
- Time after time the dogs now fell through, and time after time the men went in.
- Extract from : « The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 » by Roald Amundsen
- At length they fell through the very brilliancy of their genius.
- Extract from : « The Law of Civilization and Decay » by Brooks Adams
- An art union of his works was talked about; but it fell through.
- Extract from : « The Life Of George Cruikshank, Vol. II. (of II) » by Blanchard Jerrold
- The matter dragged on to September 1615, and then fell through.
- Extract from : « A Chronicle History of the Life and Work of William Shakespeare » by Frederick Gard Fleay
Synonyms for fell through
- abort
- back wrong horse
- backslide
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be lost
- be ruined
- blunder
- break down
- collapse
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- decline
- deteriorate
- fall
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- fizzle
- flop
- flounder
- fold
- founder
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go lame
- go to bottom
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- lurch
- meet with disaster
- miscarry
- misfire
- miss
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- sink
- slip
- sprawl
- stagger
- stumble
- submerge
- submerse
- trip
- turn out badly
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