FAILS Synonyms
8 hypernyms for fails. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for FAILS
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| falls | verb v | |||||
noun • the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris) • a steep descent of the water of a river | ||||||
| botches | verb v | |||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||||||
| bungles | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly | ||||||
| collapses | verb v | |||||
noun • an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion • a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) verb • break down, literally or metaphorically • collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack • fold or close up • fall apart • cause to burst • suffer a nervous breakdown • lose significance, effectiveness, or value | ||||||
| crumbles | verb v | |||||
verb • fall apart • break or fall apart into fragments • fall into decay or ruin | ||||||
| disappoints | verb v | |||||
verb • fail to meet the hopes or expectations of | ||||||
| falters | verb v | |||||
noun • the act of pausing uncertainly verb • be unsure or weak • move hesitatingly, as if about to give way • walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly • speak haltingly | ||||||
| fizzles | verb v | |||||
noun • a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) • a complete failure verb • end weakly | ||||||
| flops | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers • someone who is unsuccessful • a complete failure • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink adverb • with a flopping sound • completely verb • fall loosely • fall suddenly and abruptly • fail utterly; collapse | ||||||
| flounders | verb v | |||||
noun • flesh of any of various American and European flatfish • any of various European and non-European marine flatfish verb • walk with great difficulty • behave awkwardly; have difficulties | ||||||
| founders | noun n | |||||
noun • inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse • a person who founds or establishes some institution • a worker who makes metal castings verb • fail utterly; collapse • sink below the surface • break down, literally or metaphorically • stumble and nearly fall | ||||||
| misfires | verb v | |||||
noun • an explosion that fails to occur • a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) verb • fail to fire or detonate | ||||||
| stumbles | verb v | |||||
noun • an unsteady uneven gait • an unintentional but embarrassing blunder verb • walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly • miss a step and fall or nearly fall • encounter by chance • make an error | ||||||
| underperforms | verb v | |||||
verb • perform less well or with less success than expected • perform too rarely | ||||||
| flunk | verb v | |||||
noun • failure to reach a minimum required performance verb • fail to get a passing grade | ||||||
| give out | verb v | |||||
verb • give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. • give to several people • prove insufficient • stop operating or functioning | ||||||
| betray | verb v | |||||
verb • reveal unintentionally • deliver to an enemy by treachery • disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage • give away information about somebody • cause someone to believe an untruth | ||||||
| bomb | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions • strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion • an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual verb • throw bombs at or attack with bombs • fail to get a passing grade | ||||||
| break | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity • an unexpected piece of good luck • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) • a pause from doing something (as work) • the act of breaking something • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something • breaking of hard tissue such as bone • the occurrence of breaking • an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) • the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool • (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity • a sudden dash • any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare • an escape from jail verb • terminate or end • become separated into pieces or fragments • render inoperable or ineffective • ruin completely • destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • move away or escape suddenly • scatter or part • force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up • prevent completion • enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act • make submissive, obedient, or useful • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns • surpass in excellence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • come into being • stop operating or functioning • interrupt a continued activity • make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing • curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves • lessen in force or effect • be broken in • come to an end • vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity • cause to give up a habit • give up • come forth or begin from a state of latency • happen or take place • cause the failure or ruin of • invalidate by judicial action • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • reduce to bankruptcy • change directions suddenly • emerge from the surface of a body of water • break down, literally or metaphorically • do a break dance • exchange for smaller units of money • destroy the completeness of a set of related items • make the opening shot that scatters the balls • separate from a clinch, in boxing • go to pieces • break a piece from a whole • become punctured or penetrated • pierce or penetrate • be released or become known; of news • cease an action temporarily • interrupt the flow of current in • undergo breaking • find a flaw in • find the solution or key to • change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another • happen • become fractured; break or crack on the surface only • crack; of the male voice in puberty • fall sharply • fracture a bone of • diminish or discontinue abruptly • weaken or destroy in spirit or body | ||||||
| die | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers • a device used for shaping metal • a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods verb • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life • suffer or face the pain of death • be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame • stop operating or functioning • feel indifferent towards • languish as with love or desire • cut or shape with a die • to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player • lose sparkle or bouquet • disappear or come to an end • suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense) | ||||||