Definition for Failure:

• In a general sense, deficiency, want, or lack ; ineffectualness ; inefficiencyas measured by some legal standard; an unsuccessful attempt. White v. Pettijohn, 23N. C. 55; State v. Butler, 81 Minn. 103, 83 N. W. 4S3; Andrews v. Keep, 3S Ala. 317.In commercial law, the suspension or abandonment of business by a merchant,manufacturer, bank, etc., in consequence of insolvency. American Credit Indemnity Co.v. Carrolton Furniture Mfg. Co., 95 Fed. 115, 36 C. C. A. 671; Terry v. Caiman. 13 S. C.220; State v. Lewis, 42 La. Ann. 847. 8 South. 602.

Synonyms for Failure:

• n.

  •
  • bankrupt,
  • cultivated,
  • defaulter,
  • cultivate,
  • corn,
  • bum,
  • arable,
  • beachcomber,
  • derelict,
  • combine,
  • no-account,
  • star,
  • veteran,
  • crop,
  • incompetent,
  • prodigal,
  • scapegrace.
  •
  • thrive,
  • sidestep.
  •
  • slump.
  •
  • DO,
  • default.
  •
  • money.
  •abandonment (noun)
  • defection.
  •attack (noun)
  • relapse.
  •defeat (noun)
  • overthrow,
  • beating.
  •dereliction (noun)
  • neglect,
  • violation,
  • nonperformance,
  • dereliction,
  • infraction.
  •disappointment (noun)
  • fizzle,
  • disillusionment,
  • faux pas,
  • unfulfillment,
  • bafflement,
  • inefficacy,
  • lack of success.
  •error (noun)
  • howler,
  • mismanagement,
  • misconception,
  • boo-boo,
  • goof.
  •failure (noun)
  • noncompliance,
  • infertility,
  • nosedive,
  • misfire,
  • reversal,
  • implosion,
  • tailspin,
  • skid,
  • wipeout,
  • trouncing,
  • thrashing,
  • miscarriage,
  • Noncompletion,
  • bust,
  • miss,
  • crash.
  •hopelessness (noun)
  • impossibility.
  •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.
  •licking (noun)
  • licking.
  •misstep (noun)
  • gaffe.
  •person who does not succeed (noun)
  • loafer,
  • beat,
  • castaway,
  • moocher,
  • good-for-nothing,
  • insolvent,
  • no-good,
  • might-have-been,
  • nonperformer,
  • deadbeat,
  • nobody,
  • lumpy.
  •ruin (noun)
  • landslide,
  • collision,
  • wreckage,
  • ruin,
  • shipwreck,
  • apocalypse.
  •shortage (noun)
  • shortfall,
  • underage,
  • scarceness.

• Other synonyms:

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  • performance,
  • decay,
  • break,
  • avoidance,
  • evasion,
  • quitter,
  • dead duck,
  • unsuccessfulness,
  • Unsuccess,
  • inaction,
  • stasis,
  • nonfeasance,
  • standstill.
  •
  • delay,
  • quiescent,
  • bomb,
  • insolvency,
  • fallow,
  • inertia,
  • declination,
  • stagnation,
  • delinquency,
  • clunker.
  •
  • eclipse,
  • wilderness,
  • lull,
  • abortion,
  • deterioration.
  •
  • trough.
  •
  • fault.
  •break down
  • malfunction.
  •incompetent
  • lightweight.

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.