Antonyms for fail
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1. failverb

   a failure, especially of a financial transaction

   Throughout my life, I have always failed.

   Synonyms:
   fall on ones face

   Antonyms:
   succeed

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fail

   Antonyms:
   accomplish, achieve, acquire, arrive at, attain, compass, earn, gain, get, grasp, master, obtain, procure, reach, secure, win

   Synonyms:
   abandon, forfeit, give up, let go, lose, miss

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1. fail

   Antonyms:
   succeed, exceed, surpass, excel, achieve, abound, yield

   Synonyms:
   fall, miss, miscarry, fall short, trip, lose

Matched Categories

1. • Decline
   • Judge
   • Let Down

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fail, neglectverb

   fail to do something; leave something undone

   "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"

   Antonyms:
   come through, pass, bring home the bacon, win, negociate, carry off, deliver the goods, make it, succeed, manage, pull off, bring off

   Synonyms:
   go, conk out, give way, overlook, flunk, bomb, betray, leave out, break down, die, omit, neglect, run out, break, overleap, flush it, drop, miscarry, miss, give out, ignore, go wrong, pretermit, disregard, go bad

2. fail, go wrong, miscarryverb

   be unsuccessful

   "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

   Antonyms:
   make it, carry off, win, pass, succeed, pull off, bring home the bacon, negociate, manage, come through, bring off, deliver the goods

   Synonyms:
   go, conk out, give way, flunk, bomb, betray, break down, die, neglect, run out, break, flush it, miscarry, give out, go wrong, go bad

3. fail, betrayverb

   disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

   "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"

   Antonyms:
   deliver the goods, negociate, win, carry off, pass, bring home the bacon, come through, manage, make it, bring off, succeed, pull off

   Synonyms:
   bomb, betray, stag, conk out, deceive, flunk, miscarry, sell, go bad, bewray, snitch, give way, flush it, lead astray, cheat, shit, give away, grass, neglect, break, wander, give out, shop, go, go wrong, die, run out, break down, denounce, cuckold, tell on, cheat on, rat

4. fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break downverb

   stop operating or functioning

   "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

   Antonyms:
   carry off, come through, succeed, deliver the goods, pass, bring off, bring home the bacon, negociate, make it, manage, pull off, win

   Synonyms:
   peter out, function, crumble, give off, perish, break away, give way, unwrap, hold out, run, endure, lead, give out, hand out, split up, conk out, operate, dampen, travel, collapse, last, go wrong, bomb, transgress, discontinue, founder, weaken, go away, crumple, bump, discover, demote, stop, go, take apart, move, damp, ease up, rifle, separate, decompose, miscarry, split, run low, die out, cash in one's chips, dissect, smash, pause, move over, spoil, pass out, pass away, get out, drop dead, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, reveal, divulge, part, betray, let on, blend in, run short, get around, get going, locomote, intermit, wear out, expire, lose it, check, break dance, break-dance, live, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, breach, blend, burst, give, plump, crack, ruin, run down, fit, erupt, emit, better, flush it, belong, tumble, offend, go bad, become flat, survive, crush, get, disclose, break off, snuff it, bust, flunk, become, give away, break up, analyse, live on, interrupt, break out, croak, run out, choke, poop out, pop off, pall, sound, fall in, soften, go against, let out, come apart, neglect, extend, start, depart, kick downstairs, distribute, decease, die, pass, proceed, break down, infract, exit, conk, buy the farm, bankrupt, hold up, develop, expose, break, analyze, fall apart, break in, snap off, snap, yield, work, cave in, wear, recrudesce

5. failverb

   be unable

   "I fail to understand your motives"

   Antonyms:
   manage, make it, negociate, succeed, carry off, bring off, win, come through, pass, deliver the goods, pull off, bring home the bacon

   Synonyms:
   betray, die, flunk, neglect, go bad, bomb, go wrong, flush it, conk out, give way, miscarry, break, give out, go, break down, run out

6. failverb

   judge unacceptable

   "The teacher failed six students"

   Antonyms:
   pass, manage, succeed, bring off, deliver the goods, win, bring home the bacon, carry off, negociate, pull off, come through, make it

   Synonyms:
   betray, die, flunk, neglect, go bad, bomb, go wrong, flush it, conk out, give way, miscarry, break, give out, go, break down, run out

7. fail, flunk, bomb, flush itverb

   fail to get a passing grade

   "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"

   Antonyms:
   negociate, deliver the goods, bring off, pass, manage, succeed, win, pull off, make it, bring home the bacon, carry off, come through

   Synonyms:
   go, conk out, give way, flunk, bomb, betray, break down, die, neglect, run out, break, flush it, miscarry, give out, go wrong, bombard, go bad

8. failverb

   fall short in what is expected

   "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"

   Antonyms:
   pull off, pass, bring off, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, negociate, succeed, carry off, make it, manage

   Synonyms:
   betray, die, flunk, neglect, go bad, bomb, go wrong, flush it, conk out, give way, miscarry, break, give out, go, break down, run out

9. failverb

   become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close

   "The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor"; "A number of banks failed that year"

   Antonyms:
   pass, bring off, come through, win, make it, pull off, succeed, manage, carry off, deliver the goods, negociate, bring home the bacon

   Synonyms:
   betray, die, flunk, neglect, go bad, bomb, go wrong, flush it, conk out, give way, miscarry, break, give out, go, break down, run out

10. fail, run out, give outverb

    prove insufficient

    "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"

    Antonyms:
    bring home the bacon, manage, pass, carry off, negociate, succeed, win, deliver the goods, pull off, make it, bring off, come through

    Synonyms:
    go, beetle off, conk out, give way, flunk, bomb, betray, peter out, break down, poop out, die, bolt, run down, neglect, run out, drain, break, bolt out, flush it, run off, pass out, miscarry, give off, give out, emit, expire, spill, go wrong, distribute, hand out, go bad

11. failverb

    get worse

    "Her health is declining"

    Antonyms:
    deliver the goods, succeed, bring home the bacon, win, manage, negociate, pull off, pass, bring off, come through, make it, carry off

    Synonyms:
    betray, die, flunk, neglect, go bad, bomb, go wrong, flush it, conk out, give way, miscarry, break, give out, go, break down, run out

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1. failverb

   Synonyms:
   default, lack, deteriorate, decline, retrograde, disappoint, desert, miscarry, foil, become bankrupt

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:5.0 / 3 votes

1. excelnoun

   Submitted by culleng24 on April 28, 2022  

2. seance

   you fail to meet up

   we failed to met up.

   Submitted by 359453 on June 7, 2019  

How to use fail in a sentence?

1. Vincent Man:

   They want to arrest key people on the frontline to sap the resistance of the movement, but they will fail, we will keep fighting and win new streets to expand the occupation zone.

2. Oprah Winfrey:

   Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

3. Phil Neville:

   I know you have to manage a certain way when you're manager of Manchester United, but if you take away that brashness you lose what Jose Mourinho is about, he likes to create this siege mentality and that's what Sir Alex (Ferguson) did for 26 years. He told us in every team meeting that the rest of the world doesn't like you, wants you to fail, and that was the basis of our motivation in a lot of our games.

4. Andreas Flouris:

   Failing to prepare means preparing to fail, as heat can have deleterious effects on our health.

5. Ayanna Pressley:

   To anyone out there who's working in the system, understand -- you abuse immigrants, physically abuse immigrants, you sexually abuse immigrants, you fail to get the medical care that they need, you break the law of the United States of America, donald Trump may be willing to look the other way, but Elizabeth Warren will not.

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