What is another word for failure?
689 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ fˈe͡ɪli͡ə], [ fˈeɪliə], [ f_ˈeɪ_l_iə]Table of Contents
Similar words for failure:- Chapter 11 (noun)
- abandonment (noun)
- act (noun)
- also-ran (noun)
- attack (noun)
- bankruptcy (noun)
- breakdown (noun)
- bug (noun)
- bungler (noun)
- catastrophe (noun)
- collapse (noun)
- comedown (noun)
- cut up (noun)
- debacle (noun)
- decline (noun)
- defeat (noun)
- defection (noun)
- deficiency (noun)
- delinquency (noun)
- demise (noun)
- depression (noun)
- dereliction (noun)
- disappointment (noun)
- disaster (noun)
- discomfiture (noun)
- downfall (noun)
- dropout (noun)
- error (noun)
- failing (noun)
- failure (noun)
- fall (noun)
- fiasco (noun)
- flash in the pan (noun)
- frustration (noun)
- haplessness (noun)
- hopelessness (noun)
- impossibility (noun)
- inability (noun)
- incapability (noun)
- inferior (noun)
- inutility (noun)
- lack of success (noun)
- lapse (noun)
- lemon (noun)
- licking (noun)
- loser (noun)
- loss (noun)
- misadventure (noun)
- misfortune (noun)
- misfortune/mishap (noun)
- misstep (noun)
- negligence (noun)
- omission (noun)
- person who does not succeed (noun)
- recreance (noun)
- repulse (noun)
- ruin (noun)
- shortage (noun)
- slip (noun)
- smash (noun)
- tragedy (noun)
- trouble (noun)
- undoing (noun)
- unfortunateness (noun)
- unluckiness (noun)
- untowardness (noun)
- waterloo (noun)
- other synonyms
- break down
- good fortune
- incompetent
Synonyms for Failure:
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- cultivate,
- crop circle,
- star,
- corn,
- crop rotation,
- derelict,
- bankrupt,
- cultivated,
- defaulter,
- arable,
- incompetent,
- prodigal,
- combine,
- bum,
- beachcomber,
- veteran,
- cash crop,
- no-account,
- scapegrace,
- crop.
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- bad hair day,
- slump.
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- money.
- non starter,
- also ran,
- unsuccessful candidates,
- unsuccessful people,
- unsuccessful persons,
- non-starters,
- non starters,
- alsoran,
- defeated players.
- 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.
- dis-integrations,
- dis integrations,
- dis-integration,
- neurasthenias,
- dis integration,
- nervous prostrations,
- psychasthenias.
- 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.
- caveins,
- cave ins,
- dis-organization,
- dis-organizations,
- ruinings,
- dis organization,
- conk outs,
- cavein,
- dis organizations.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- de-merit,
- in-sufficiency,
- de merit,
- in-sufficiencies,
- in sufficiencies,
- in sufficiency,
- de merits,
- inability hack it,
- de-merits,
- insufficiences.
- 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.
- 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.
- retrenchment,
- hard times,
- hard time,
- bottom out,
- overproduction,
- stagflation,
- over-production,
- big trouble,
- retrenchments,
- panic,
- Paralyses,
- paralysis,
- unemployment.
- bringdown,
- disillusionment,
- disenchantment,
- bafflement,
- faux pas,
- unfulfillment,
- old one-two,
- the knocks,
- lack of success,
- fizzle,
- disillusionments,
- inefficacy,
- adverse fate.
- 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.
- errors,
- misconception,
- XS,
- screamer,
- booboos,
- howler,
- booboo,
- screamers,
- screw-up,
- bad job,
- howlers,
- mismanagement,
- boo-boos,
- boo-boo,
- Misbelief,
- goof.
- crash,
- implosion,
- infertility,
- tailspin,
- skid,
- reversal,
- miscarriage,
- wipeout,
- thrashing,
- Noncompletion,
- noncompliance,
- trouncing,
- misfire,
- bust,
- white elephant,
- miss,
- dysfunction,
- nosedive.
- 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.
- nonfulfillments,
- foilings,
- blockings,
- non fulfillments,
- non-fulfillment,
- non-fulfillments,
- curbings,
- non fulfillment.
- Impracticabilities,
- unfeasibility,
- unlikelihood,
- unlikelihoods,
- impracticability,
- unattainability,
- unworkability.
- 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.
- subaltern,
- born loser,
- reject,
- subordinate,
- inferior,
- underling,
- second banana,
- turkey,
- second,
- underdog,
- second fiddle,
- dud,
- underachiever,
- flop.
- impracticality,
- fruitlessness,
- uselessness,
- Detrimentalness,
- good-for-nothingness,
- ineffectiveness,
- inadequacy,
- futility,
- unsuitability.
- bungle,
- sinking ship,
- wreck,
- stoppage,
- mess,
- lead balloon,
- deficit,
- nonsuccess,
- total loss,
- rout,
- botch,
- stalemate,
- false step,
- rupture,
- checkmate.
- goofup,
- goof ups,
- in-discretion,
- in-discretions,
- slip ups,
- in discretion,
- goofups,
- goof-ups,
- in discretions.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- loafer,
- beat,
- castaway,
- moocher,
- good-for-nothing,
- insolvent,
- no-good,
- might-have-been,
- nonperformer,
- deadbeat,
- nobody,
- lumpy.
Other synonyms:
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- 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.
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- inertia,
- declination,
- bomb,
- advantage,
- delay,
- insolvency,
- clunker,
- the slow lane,
- suspended animation,
- delinquency,
- stagnation,
- fallow,
- quiescent.
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- eclipse,
- wilderness,
- lull,
- abortion,
- deterioration.
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- trough.
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- fault.
- luck.
Paraphrases for Failure:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
insufficiency.
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Noun, singular or mass
insufficiency.
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Proper noun, singular
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Forward Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
errors.
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Proper noun, singular
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
malfunction, malfunctions.
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Noun, singular or mass
breach, bankruptcy, weakness, outage, malfunction, Non-fulfilment, misfire, dud, blackout, washout, lapse, disappointment, loss.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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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.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
absence.
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Noun, singular or mass
rupture, collapse, fiasco, impossibility, defect, defeat, defeats, shortcoming, setback, negligence, dereliction, dysfunction, noncompliance, disruption, infringement, crash, frustration, absence, blunder, dearth.
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Proper noun, singular
Antonyms for Failure:
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n.
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event
success.
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lack of success
achievement, attainment, benefit, increase, improvement, gain, betterment, win, merit, triumph, earnings, plenty, blessing, accomplishment, rise, continuation, achiever, enough.
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person who does not succeed
hard worker.
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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.
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event
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.
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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.
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event
breakdown, defeat, downfall, miscreation, miscarriage, malfunction, equipment failure, flame-out, misfire, ruination, licking, miss, fizzle, abortion, ruin, flop, bust, malformation.
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act
Hyponym for Failure:
n.
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nonachievement, skip, nonaccomplishment, omission.
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event
natural event, Occurrent, happening, occurrence.
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act