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All fail synonyms

fail
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verb fail

  • decline β€” If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  • fall β€” to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
  • break down β€” If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • ignore β€” to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • neglect β€” to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • break β€” When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
  • close β€” When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
  • drop β€” a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • finish β€” to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
  • founder β€” a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.
  • flounder β€” to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
  • flop β€” to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
  • blunder β€” A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
  • fold β€” to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
  • abort β€” If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive.
  • fizzle β€” to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly.
  • slip β€” to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
  • miscarry β€” to have a miscarriage of a fetus.
  • miss β€” to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
  • backslide β€” to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
  • deteriorate β€” If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
  • omit β€” to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
  • forget β€” to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • slight β€” small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
  • fault β€” a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
  • overlook β€” to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
  • blink β€” When you blink or when you blink your eyes, you shut your eyes and very quickly open them again.
  • discount β€” to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
  • disregard β€” to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • disappoint β€” to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
  • desert β€” A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
  • funk β€” Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkΓ¦z Ι™ΛŒmΙͺΙ™r/ (Show IPA), 1884–1967, U.S. biochemist, born in Poland: discovered thiamine, the first vitamin isolated.
  • crash β€” A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
  • default β€” If a person, company, or country defaults on something that they have legally agreed to do, such as paying some money or doing a piece of work before a particular time, they fail to do it.
  • terminate β€” to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
  • dishonor β€” lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
  • repudiate β€” to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • defalcate β€” to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one
  • overdraw β€” to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal: It was the first time he had ever overdrawn his account.
  • pack up β€” a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
  • give up β€” the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
  • collapse β€” If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
  • forsake β€” to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
  • betray β€” If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
  • abandon β€” If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
  • weaken β€” to make weak or weaker.
  • fade β€” to lose brightness or vividness of color.
  • diminish β€” to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
  • dwindle β€” to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
  • wane β€” to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
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