Synonyms for Failure:

• n.

  •Chapter 11 (noun)
  • chapter xis,
  • chapter elevens.
  •
  • cultivate,
  • crop circle,
  • star,
  • corn,
  • crop rotation,
  • derelict,
  • bankrupt,
  • cultivated,
  • defaulter,
  • arable,
  • incompetent,
  • prodigal,
  • combine,
  • bum,
  • beachcomber,
  • veteran,
  • cash crop,
  • no-account,
  • scapegrace,
  • crop.
  •
  • thrive,
  • sidestep.
  •
  • bad hair day,
  • slump.
  •
  • DO,
  • default.
  •
  • money.
  •abandonment (noun)
  • defection.
  •act (noun)
  • failure.
  •also-ran (noun)
  • non starter,
  • also ran,
  • unsuccessful candidates,
  • unsuccessful people,
  • unsuccessful persons,
  • non-starters,
  • non starters,
  • alsoran,
  • defeated players.
  •attack (noun)
  • spell,
  • relapse.
  •bankruptcy (noun)
  • de faults,
  • non payment,
  • non payments,
  • in-solvency,
  • in solvency,
  • de-faults,
  • de fault,
  • de-fault,
  • non-payments,
  • destitutenesses,
  • over drafts,
  • pauperisms,
  • in solvencies,
  • in-solvencies,
  • over draft,
  • over-draft,
  • over-drafts.
  •breakdown (noun)
  • dis-integrations,
  • dis integrations,
  • dis-integration,
  • neurasthenias,
  • dis integration,
  • nervous prostrations,
  • psychasthenias.
  •bug (noun)
  • something wrongs,
  • computer malfunctions.
  •bungler (noun)
  • slouch.
  •catastrophe (noun)
  • de solations,
  • up shots,
  • re-verse,
  • re verse,
  • mis chance,
  • up shot,
  • de-solations,
  • the worsts,
  • up-shot,
  • mis chances,
  • de solation,
  • mis-chances,
  • up-shots,
  • mis-chance,
  • de-solation.
  •collapse (noun)
  • caveins,
  • cave ins,
  • dis-organization,
  • dis-organizations,
  • ruinings,
  • dis organization,
  • conk outs,
  • cavein,
  • dis organizations.
  •comedown (noun)
  • de motions,
  • anti climax,
  • anti climaxes,
  • de-motion,
  • anti-climaxes,
  • de motion,
  • de-motions,
  • de scents,
  • de-scents,
  • anti-climax,
  • de-scent,
  • de scent.
  •cut up (noun)
  • cut.
  •debacle (noun)
  • crack ups,
  • dis-solution,
  • dis-solutions,
  • dis solutions,
  • de-feasances,
  • de feasances,
  • blue ruins,
  • de feasance,
  • over throw,
  • de-feasance,
  • over-throw,
  • re-versal,
  • shellackings,
  • dis solution,
  • over throws,
  • over-throws,
  • re versal.
  •decline (noun)
  • de-generations,
  • falling offs,
  • de generation,
  • de generations,
  • worsenings,
  • de-cline,
  • devolutions,
  • de-cays,
  • de-volutions,
  • de cays,
  • de-cay,
  • dwindlings,
  • on skid,
  • de cay,
  • on the skid,
  • weakenings,
  • de-volution,
  • de-clines,
  • de-generation,
  • de cline,
  • re-cession,
  • re-cessions,
  • de volution,
  • re cessions,
  • de clines,
  • on skids,
  • re cession,
  • de volutions.
  •defeat (noun)
  • overthrow,
  • beating.
  •defection (noun)
  • dis affections,
  • dis loyalty,
  • dis-affection,
  • re volts,
  • re volt,
  • re treats,
  • dis-affections,
  • sunderings,
  • re-treat,
  • re-volts,
  • disownments,
  • re-treats,
  • dis-loyalties,
  • dis affection,
  • re-volt,
  • dis-loyalty,
  • dis loyalties,
  • forsakings.
  •deficiency (noun)
  • de-merit,
  • in-sufficiency,
  • de merit,
  • in-sufficiencies,
  • in sufficiencies,
  • in sufficiency,
  • de merits,
  • inability hack it,
  • de-merits,
  • insufficiences.
  •delinquency (noun)
  • mis-demeanor,
  • mis deed,
  • non feasances,
  • over sights,
  • nonobservances,
  • mis-demeanors,
  • mis demeanors,
  • mis-behavior,
  • mis-deeds,
  • mis deeds,
  • non feasance,
  • non observance,
  • over-sights,
  • mis behavior,
  • mis-deed,
  • mis behaviors,
  • over-sight,
  • non observances,
  • over sight,
  • mis-behaviors,
  • mis demeanor,
  • non-observances,
  • non-feasances.
  •demise (noun)
  • de ceases,
  • de mises,
  • de-cease,
  • lights outs,
  • last roundups,
  • last outs,
  • de-ceases,
  • numbers ups,
  • number up,
  • numbers up,
  • dyings,
  • number ups,
  • de-mise,
  • de cease,
  • number's ups,
  • de-mises,
  • de mise,
  • final thrills.
  •depression (noun)
  • retrenchment,
  • hard times,
  • hard time,
  • bottom out,
  • overproduction,
  • stagflation,
  • over-production,
  • big trouble,
  • retrenchments,
  • panic,
  • Paralyses,
  • paralysis,
  • unemployment.
  •dereliction (noun)
  • neglect,
  • violation,
  • nonperformance,
  • dereliction,
  • infraction.
  •disappointment (noun)
  • bringdown,
  • disillusionment,
  • disenchantment,
  • bafflement,
  • faux pas,
  • unfulfillment,
  • old one-two,
  • the knocks,
  • lack of success,
  • fizzle,
  • disillusionments,
  • inefficacy,
  • adverse fate.
  •disaster (noun)
  • ill lucks,
  • fell strokes,
  • hard lucks,
  • up-set,
  • act god,
  • up sets,
  • up-sets.
  •discomfiture (noun)
  • disconcertment,
  • disconcertion.
  •downfall (noun)
  • de-luge,
  • the skid,
  • de luges,
  • de-luges,
  • de luge,
  • rack ruin,
  • road ruin,
  • on rock,
  • de-cadence,
  • on the rock,
  • de-cadences,
  • de cadence,
  • on rocks,
  • de cadences.
  •dropout (noun)
  • non conformists,
  • non-conformists,
  • non conformist.
  •error (noun)
  • errors,
  • misconception,
  • XS,
  • screamer,
  • booboos,
  • howler,
  • booboo,
  • screamers,
  • screw-up,
  • bad job,
  • howlers,
  • mismanagement,
  • boo-boos,
  • boo-boo,
  • Misbelief,
  • goof.
  •failing (noun)
  • failings.
  •failure (noun)
  • crash,
  • implosion,
  • infertility,
  • tailspin,
  • skid,
  • reversal,
  • miscarriage,
  • wipeout,
  • thrashing,
  • Noncompletion,
  • noncompliance,
  • trouncing,
  • misfire,
  • bust,
  • white elephant,
  • miss,
  • dysfunction,
  • nosedive.
  •fall (noun)
  • de-gradations,
  • de gradations,
  • de-gradation,
  • sur-render,
  • de gradation,
  • sur renders,
  • sur-renders.
  •fiasco (noun)
  • dumb thing do,
  • dumb tricks,
  • botched situations.
  •flash in the pan (noun)
  • mis-fires,
  • flash the pan,
  • flash in pan,
  • mis fires,
  • brief successes,
  • flash pan,
  • mis fire,
  • flash-pan,
  • wet squibs,
  • mis-fire,
  • nine days wonder.
  •frustration (noun)
  • nonfulfillments,
  • foilings,
  • blockings,
  • non fulfillments,
  • non-fulfillment,
  • non-fulfillments,
  • curbings,
  • non fulfillment.
  •haplessness (noun)
  • hardshis.
  •hopelessness (noun)
  • impossibility.
  •impossibility (noun)
  • Impracticabilities,
  • unfeasibility,
  • unlikelihood,
  • unlikelihoods,
  • impracticability,
  • unattainability,
  • unworkability.
  •inability (noun)
  • in-aptitude,
  • in utilities,
  • un fitnesses,
  • in-aptitudes,
  • in-utility,
  • in effectualnesses,
  • in-effectualnesses,
  • in-competences,
  • in competences,
  • dis qualification,
  • in utility,
  • in efficiencies,
  • in-adequacies,
  • in effectivenesses,
  • in-efficiency,
  • un-fitness,
  • in effectiveness,
  • in effectualness,
  • in-adequacy,
  • in-capacitations,
  • in-effectivenesses,
  • un-fitnesses,
  • in capacitations,
  • dis qualifications,
  • in-effectualness,
  • in-utilities,
  • in aptitude,
  • in-capacities,
  • in capacity,
  • in-efficiencies,
  • in-effectiveness,
  • dis-qualification,
  • ineptnesses,
  • in adequacies,
  • in efficiency,
  • incapacitations,
  • in-capacity,
  • in competence,
  • un fitness,
  • in capacitation,
  • in-capacitation,
  • dis-qualifications,
  • in aptitudes,
  • in adequacy,
  • in capacities,
  • inaptitudes,
  • in-competence.
  •incapability (noun)
  • in-capabilities,
  • in capabilities,
  • in capability,
  • in-capability.
  •inferior (noun)
  • subaltern,
  • born loser,
  • reject,
  • subordinate,
  • inferior,
  • underling,
  • second banana,
  • turkey,
  • second,
  • underdog,
  • second fiddle,
  • dud,
  • underachiever,
  • flop.
  •inutility (noun)
  • impracticality,
  • fruitlessness,
  • uselessness,
  • Detrimentalness,
  • good-for-nothingness,
  • ineffectiveness,
  • inadequacy,
  • futility,
  • unsuitability.
  •lack of success (noun)
  • bungle,
  • sinking ship,
  • wreck,
  • stoppage,
  • mess,
  • lead balloon,
  • deficit,
  • nonsuccess,
  • total loss,
  • rout,
  • botch,
  • stalemate,
  • false step,
  • rupture,
  • checkmate.
  •lapse (noun)
  • goofup,
  • goof ups,
  • in-discretion,
  • in-discretions,
  • slip ups,
  • in discretion,
  • goofups,
  • goof-ups,
  • in discretions.
  •lemon (noun)
  • piece junk.
  •licking (noun)
  • licking.
  •loser (noun)
  • under privileged,
  • dis advantageds,
  • defeateds,
  • dis advantaged,
  • underprivilegeds,
  • under dogs,
  • under-dog,
  • under-privileged,
  • hasbeens,
  • down and outer,
  • flunkees,
  • under dog,
  • disadvantageds,
  • under-dogs,
  • has beens,
  • hasbeen,
  • has been,
  • dis-advantageds,
  • dis-advantaged.
  •loss (noun)
  • losses,
  • retardation,
  • misplacement,
  • losing,
  • losings.
  •misadventure (noun)
  • mis adventure,
  • ill fortunes,
  • mis-adventures,
  • mis adventures,
  • mis-adventure,
  • bad breaks.
  •misfortune (noun)
  • un lucks,
  • mis-fortune,
  • un luck,
  • un-lucks,
  • mis fortune,
  • un-luck,
  • unlucks.
  •misfortune/mishap (noun)
  • in-felicities,
  • in conveniences,
  • dis-comforts,
  • un pleasantness,
  • dis comfort,
  • dis-comfort,
  • stroke bad luck,
  • casualities,
  • in-felicity,
  • in felicity,
  • un pleasantnesses,
  • mis-fortunes,
  • tough lucks,
  • mis fortunes,
  • in-conveniences,
  • in felicities,
  • rotten lucks,
  • in-convenience,
  • un-pleasantness,
  • un-pleasantnesses,
  • dis comforts.
  •misstep (noun)
  • bad move,
  • gaffe.
  •negligence (noun)
  • un preparednesses,
  • dis-regard,
  • dis regard,
  • dis regards,
  • un-preparedness,
  • un preparedness,
  • un-preparednesses,
  • in-attentivenesses,
  • inattentivenesses,
  • in attentiveness,
  • in attentivenesses,
  • neglectfulnesses,
  • in attentions,
  • unpreparednesses,
  • in-attentions,
  • in-attentiveness,
  • in-attention,
  • in attention,
  • dis-regards.
  •omission (noun)
  • over-looking,
  • in-advertence,
  • noninclusions,
  • cutting outs,
  • in advertence,
  • with-holding,
  • in advertency,
  • pretermissions,
  • in advertences,
  • preteritions,
  • over looks,
  • in advertencies,
  • overlookings,
  • in-advertencies,
  • excludings,
  • passing overs,
  • ignorings,
  • non-inclusions,
  • over-looks,
  • with holding,
  • over looking,
  • over look,
  • non inclusions,
  • with-holdings,
  • in-advertences,
  • over-look,
  • slightings,
  • non inclusion,
  • in-advertency,
  • disregardances,
  • with holdings,
  • leaving outs.
  •person who does not succeed (noun)
  • loafer,
  • beat,
  • castaway,
  • moocher,
  • good-for-nothing,
  • insolvent,
  • no-good,
  • might-have-been,
  • nonperformer,
  • deadbeat,
  • nobody,
  • lumpy.
  •recreance (noun)
  • re-creance,
  • re creances,
  • re creance,
  • re-creances.
  •repulse (noun)
  • brushoff,
  • slap in the face,
  • slap the face,
  • brush-off,
  • slap in face,
  • nothing doing.
  •ruin (noun)
  • ruin,
  • collision,
  • landslide,
  • wreckage,
  • apocalypse,
  • shipwreck,
  • break up.
  •shortage (noun)
  • scarceness,
  • scantness,
  • underage,
  • shortfall,
  • tightness,
  • leanness.
  •slip (noun)
  • foulups,
  • slip tongue,
  • slip the tongue,
  • foul ups,
  • foul-ups.
  •smash (noun)
  • smash ups,
  • pile-ups,
  • smash-ups,
  • pile ups,
  • shatterings.
  •tragedy (noun)
  • bad fortunes.
  •trouble (noun)
  • dis orders,
  • dis-orders,
  • dis order,
  • dis-order.
  •undoing (noun)
  • dis graces,
  • de stroyers,
  • dis-grace,
  • de-stroyers,
  • dis-graces,
  • de stroyer,
  • over-turn,
  • over turns,
  • un-doings,
  • un doings,
  • un doing,
  • de-stroyer,
  • un-doing,
  • bad omen,
  • dis grace,
  • bad omens.
  •unfortunateness (noun)
  • un fortunatenesses,
  • un-fortunatenesses,
  • un fortunateness,
  • un-fortunateness.
  •unluckiness (noun)
  • un luckinesses,
  • un-luckinesses,
  • un luckiness,
  • un-luckiness.
  •untowardness (noun)
  • un-towardnesses,
  • un-towardness,
  • un towardnesses,
  • un towardness.
  •waterloo (noun)
  • crushing defeats.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • performance,
  • inaction,
  • fuck up,
  • Unsuccess,
  • break,
  • evasion,
  • stasis,
  • avoidance,
  • footdragging,
  • mistrial,
  • second best,
  • shutdown,
  • wild-goose chase,
  • quitter,
  • off-day,
  • lost cause,
  • standstill,
  • nonfeasance,
  • dead duck,
  • unsuccessfulness,
  • decay.
  •
  • inertia,
  • declination,
  • bomb,
  • advantage,
  • delay,
  • insolvency,
  • clunker,
  • the slow lane,
  • suspended animation,
  • delinquency,
  • stagnation,
  • fallow,
  • quiescent.
  •
  • eclipse,
  • wilderness,
  • lull,
  • abortion,
  • deterioration.
  •
  • trough.
  •
  • fault.
  •
  • write off,
  • jam.
  •break down
  • malfunction.
  •good fortune
  • luck.
  •incompetent
  • lightweight,
  • lame duck.

Paraphrases for Failure:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    insufficiency.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    insufficiency.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    errors.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    malfunction, malfunctions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    breach, bankruptcy, weakness, outage, malfunction, Non-fulfilment, misfire, dud, blackout, washout, lapse, disappointment, loss.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    stoppers, failed, Does, fault, faults, fail, fails, lack.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    refusal, non-compliance, flaw, malfunctioning, incompetence, Non-performance, breakage, fracture, powerlessness, carelessness, denial, failed, ineffectiveness, unwillingness, breakup, Non-observance, reluctance, fault, rejection, violation, inefficiency, shortage, inaction, fact, glitch, impotence, Incapacitation, helplessness, disaster, breaking, demise, non-implementation, interruption, contravention, incapability, Refusing, unavailability, unsuitability, ineptitude, disregard, unfitness, neglect, fail, underdevelopment, break-up, abnormality, fall, miscarriage, misconduct, non-transposition, misunderstanding, loser, lack, Refrainment, paucity, abstention, non-conformity, chess, disqualification, disrespect, infraction, meltdown, inactivity, non-respect, departure, termination, oversight, scarcity, non-acceptance, Non-payment, adjudication, repudiation.
  • Verb, past tense
    Lacked, Defaulted, needed, failed.
  • Verb, past participle
    Faulted, flawed, mistaken, failed.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    requires, remains, needs, Leaves, gaps, takes, Has, Does, fails, lacks, lack.
  • Verb, base form
    fail, fails.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    absence.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    rupture, collapse, fiasco, impossibility, defect, defeat, defeats, shortcoming, setback, negligence, dereliction, dysfunction, noncompliance, disruption, infringement, crash, frustration, absence, blunder, dearth.

Antonyms for Failure:

• n.

  • event
    success.
  • lack of success
    achievement, attainment, benefit, increase, improvement, gain, betterment, win, merit, triumph, earnings, plenty, blessing, accomplishment, rise, continuation, achiever, enough.
  • person who does not succeed
    hard worker.
  • Other antonyms:
    jim-dandy, comfort, gratification, joy, solvency, victory, copiousness, consolation, prosperity, abundance, pleasure, good fortune, dandy, crackerjack, amplitude, phenomenon, overabundance, plenitude, sufficiency, oversupply, compliance, opulence, surfeit, adequacy, good luck, wealth, bountifulness, relief, discharge, boon, happiness.

Homophones for Failure:

• florey, filer, follower, flower, flory, flier, faller, flowery, filar, fuller, foolery, flare, fluor, floury, filaria, Fleer, filler, florio, fowler, feller, flour, feeler, flora, flurry, filaree, floor, flyer, f layer, flair.

Hypernym for Failure:

• n.

  • act
    loss, dashing hopes, nonconformance, relapsing, backsliding, misplay, error, failing, lapsing, default, naught, nonconformity, reverting, breach, lapse, copout, reversion, nonpayment, relapse, flunk, disappointment, out, nonremittal.
  • event
    breakdown, defeat, downfall, miscreation, miscarriage, malfunction, equipment failure, flame-out, misfire, ruination, licking, miss, fizzle, abortion, ruin, flop, bust, malformation.
  • state
    dead duck, coronary failure, bank failure, heart failure, kidney failure, renal failure, bankruptcy, crop failure.

Hyponym for Failure:

• n.

  • act
    nonachievement, skip, nonaccomplishment, omission.
  • event
    natural event, Occurrent, happening, occurrence.
  • state
    disorder, circumstances, luck, portion, upset, fortune, fate, destiny, lot.