| Main Entry: | fail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be unsuccessful |
Synonyms: |
abort, back wrong horse, backslide, be defeated, be demoted, be found lacking, be in vain, be ruined, blunder, break down, come to naught, come to nothing, decline, deteriorate, fall, fall flat, fall short, fall through, fizzle, flop, flounder, fold, founder, go astray, go down swinging, go down, go downhill, go up in smoke, go wrong, hit bottom, hit the skids, lose control, lose out, lose status, meet with disaster, miscarry, miss, miss the boat, play into, run aground, slip, turn out badly |
Antonyms: |
accomplish, achieve, earn, gain, merit, obtain, prosper, reach, succeed, win |
| Main Entry: | fail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, forsake |
Synonyms: |
abort, back out, blink, break one's word, desert, disappoint, discount, disregard, fault, forget, funk, go astray, ignore, let down, miscarry, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, slight, slip |
Antonyms: |
capture, complete, deliver, finish, obtain, procure |
| Main Entry: | fail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lose money |
Synonyms: |
be cleaned out, be in arrears, be ruined, be taken to the cleaners, become insolvent, break, close, close down, close one's doors, crash, defalcate, default, dishonor, drop, drop a bundle, end, finish, fold, go bankrupt, go belly up, go broke, go bust, go into chapter 11, go out of business, go to the wall, go under, go up, lose big, lose one's shirt, overdraw, repudiate, terminate |
Antonyms: |
earn, gain, obtain, win |
| Main Entry: | abort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop or cancel something |
Synonyms: |
arrest, break off, call it quits, call off, check, cut off, drop, end, fail, halt, interrupt, knock it off, lay off, nullify, scrap, scratch, scrub, terminate |
Antonyms: |
continue, keep |
| Main Entry: | backfire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have an opposite effect |
Synonyms: |
backlash, boomerang, bounce back, disappoint, fail, flop, miscarry, rebound, recoil, ricochet, spring back |
| Main Entry: | blink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore |
Synonyms: |
bypass, condone, connive, cushion, discount, disregard, fail, forget, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass by, slight, turn a blind eye |
Antonyms: |
attend, be aware, pay attention |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ruin chance |
Synonyms: |
fail, flounder, goof, miscarry, miss |
Antonyms: |
do well, succeed |
| Main Entry: | bust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ruin, impoverish |
Synonyms: |
become insolvent, break, crash, fail, fold up, go bankrupt, go into Chapter 11, pauperize |
Antonyms: |
aid, help |
| Main Entry: | cease |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, conclude |
Synonyms: |
back off, break off, bring to an end, call it a day, call it quits, close, close out, come to an end, culminate, cut it out, desist, die, discontinue, drop, end, fail, finish, give over, halt, intermit, knock off, leave off, pack in, quit, quit cold turkey, refrain, shut down, stay, surcease, terminate, wind up |
| Notes: | cease means to put an end to a state or an activity, to stop - while seize means to take hold of, to grab |
Antonyms: |
begin, commence, continue, go, initiate, keep on, start |
| Main Entry: | collapse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall apart, break down |
Synonyms: |
belly up, bend, break, cave in, conk out, crack up, crumple, deflate, disintegrate, droop, drop, exhaust, fail, faint, fall down, flag, flake out, fold, founder, give, give in, give out, give way, go to pieces, go*, keel over, languish, shatter, subside, succumb, tire, topple, weaken, weary, wilt, yield |
Antonyms: |
build, increase, rise |