Synonyms for failing
ˈfeɪ lɪŋfail·ing

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1. failing

   Synonyms:
   delicate, diseased, emaciated, exhausted, fainting, fragile, frail, ill, sick, unhealthy, unsound, wasted, weak, worn, worn down, worn out

   Antonyms:
   hale, healthful, healthy, hearty, hygienic, salubrious, salutary, sanitary, sound, strong, vigorous, well, wholesome

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1. failing, weaknessnoun

   a flaw or weak point

   "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"

   Synonyms:
   impuissance, flunk, weakness, helplessness

   Antonyms:
   qualifying, pass, passing, satisfactory

2. failing, flunkadjective

   failure to reach a minimum required performance

   "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"

   Synonyms:
   flunk, weakness

   Antonyms:
   pass, qualifying, passing, satisfactory

3. failingadjective

   below acceptable in performance

   "received failing grades"

   Antonyms:
   qualifying, passing, pass, satisfactory

Matched Categories

1. • Imperfection

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1. failingnoun

   Synonyms:
   decline, decay

2. failingnoun

   Synonyms:
   miscarriage, failure

3. failingnoun

   Synonyms:
   fault, foible, frailty, lapse, error, slip, shortcoming, imperfection, deficiency, defect, weakness, infirmity, weak side, blind side

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1. failingnoun

   Synonyms:
   shortcoming, deficiency, imperfection, foible, fault, infirmity, defect, errancy, fallibility, decline, deterioration

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1. List of paraphrases for "failing":

   failure, omitting, fault, neglecting

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How to use failing in a sentence?

1. Reuven Rivlin:

   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.

2. Nigel Farage:

   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.

3. Julia Pollak:

   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.

4. Catherine Haddon:

   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.

5. Clifford Villalon:

   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.