fail

Word Type

v. i.

fail Meaning Definition

To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence; to cease to be furnished in the usual or expected manner, or to be altogether cut off from supply; to be lacking; as, streams fail; crops fail.

Synonyms for fail

abandon,abort,age,bankrupt,be a gas,be a hit,be caught napping,be found wanting,be inferior,be insufficient,be neglectful,be negligent,be ruined,be unfaithful,be unsuccessful,become insolvent,bill,bomb,break,break faith,bust,cave in,cheat the undertaker,close down,close up,collapse,come apart,come short,come to grief,come unstuck,conk out,crash,crumble,decay,decline,decrease,default,deplete,desert,deteriorate,die,diminish,disappear,disappoint,disintegrate,disregard,dodder,drain,dramatize,droop,drop,dwindle,ebb,exhaust,fade,fail of,fail of success,faint,fall,fall away,fall flat,fall off,fall short,fall shy,fall through,falter,feature,fizzle out,flag,flop,flunk,flunk out,fold,fold up,follow,forsake,founder,get along,get on,give out,give way,gloss over,go back on,go bankrupt,go broke,go down,go downhill,go into receivership,go off,go out,go soft,go to pieces,go to pot,go to ruin,go under,go up,go wrong,grow old,gutter,have nothing on,headline,hit a slump,hit rock bottom,hit the skids,ignore,impoverish,jade,kick the beam,labor in vain,lack,lag,languish,lapse,leave undone,lessen,let down,let go,let ride,let slide,let slip,lose,lose ground,lose sight of,lose strength,lose track of,make a hit,melodramatize,miscarry,misfire,miss,mount,neglect,nod,not answer,not approach,not care for,not come near,not come off,not compare,not get involved,not hack it,not heed,not make it,not make out,not measure up,not pass,not qualify,not stretch,not suffice,not think,not work,open,open a show,overlook,pass over,pass the buck,peak,peg out,peter out,pine,play second fiddle,poop out,premiere,present,preview,produce,put on,rank under,reach the depths,run aground,run down,run out,run short,scenarize,serve,set the stage,shake,shift the blame,shift the responsibility,short,shrink,shrivel,shut down,sink,sleep,slide,slight,slip,slump,spin,stage,star,stop short,subserve,subside,succeed,take for granted,theatricalize,totter,touch bottom,try out,turn gray,turn white,wane,want,wash out,waste,waste away,weaken,wear away,wear thin,wilt,wither,wither away,wizen,worsen,wrinkle,yield

Synonym Search Links for fail

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