All fail synonyms
fail
F f 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] /ΛkΓ¦z ΙΛmΙͺΙr/ (Show IPA), 1884β1967, 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.