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Synonyms for failing
ˈfeɪ lɪŋfail·ing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
failing, weaknessnoun
a flaw or weak point
"he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
Synonyms:
impuissance, flunk, weakness, helplessnessAntonyms:
qualifying, pass, passing, satisfactoryfailing, flunkadjective
failure to reach a minimum required performance
"his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"
Antonyms:
pass, qualifying, passing, satisfactoryfailingadjective
below acceptable in performance
"received failing grades"
Antonyms:
qualifying, passing, pass, satisfactory
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
failingnoun
failingnoun
Synonyms:
miscarriage, failurefailingnoun
Synonyms:
fault, foible, frailty, lapse, error, slip, shortcoming, imperfection, deficiency, defect, weakness, infirmity, weak side, blind side
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
failingnoun
Synonyms:
shortcoming, deficiency, imperfection, foible, fault, infirmity, defect, errancy, fallibility, decline, deterioration
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "failing":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2278 | failure | |
#4320 | ill | |
#4358 | sick | |
#4981 | weak | |
#5045 | fault | |
#7827 | worn | |
#8215 | failing | |
#10957 | weakness | |
#11658 | delicate | |
#12442 | wasted | |
#14236 | fragile | |
#14778 | exhausted | |
#23834 | unhealthy | |
#32523 | frail | |
#33192 | diseased | |
#36703 | neglecting | |
#38230 | omitting | |
#44199 | fainting | |
#49680 | helplessness | |
#53805 | unsound | |
#89296 | emaciated | |
#113153 | flunk |
How to use failing in a sentence?
Currently, the practical conditions, the political and regional circumstances, which would enable us to reach a permanent agreement between us -- the Israelis and the Palestinians -- are failing to materialise.
The consequences of me failing to secure a seat for myself in the [House of] Commons would be significant for both myself and the party, it is frankly just not credible for me to continue to lead the party without a Westminster seat ... If I fail to win South Thanet, it is curtains for me. I will have to step down.
When you apply to 10 jobs and you get rejected from all of them, you feel as though it's your own failing and it's a reflection on you, it can harm people's confidence and self-esteem much worse than failures in other markets because what you are pitching is your labor and time and care.
There is a fundamental question this [ Brexit ] is posing to the UK, about whether its uncodified constitution was doing the job they thought it was, others argue it is not the constitution that's struggling, but politics that are failing.
We should always look at the good and positive side of life. If we pay more attention on failing, then there's no need to keep on going.
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