FAIL
/feɪl/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 8
Definition
- verb fail to do something.
— synonyms: neglect
- verb be unsuccessful.
— synonyms: go_wrong, miscarry
- verb disappoint, prove undependable to.
— synonyms: betray
- verb stop operating or functioning.
— synonyms: go_bad, give_way, die, give_out, conk_out, go, break, break_down
- verb be unable.
- verb judge unacceptable.
- verb fail to get a passing grade.
— synonyms: flunk, bomb, flush_it
- verb fall short in what is expected.
- verb become bankrupt or insolvent.
- verb prove insufficient.
— synonyms: run_out, give_out
- verb get worse.
Examples
- “The project was full of fail.”
- “Throughout my life, I have always failed.”
- “The truck failed to start.”
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