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Synonyms for "fail" in English

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Detailed Synonyms for fail in English

fail:

to fail verb (fails, failed, failing)

  1. to fail
    to fail; to flop; to go wrong; to meet with disaster; to fall flat; lose one's face
  2. to fail
    to fall short; to disappoint; to work out badly; to fail; to fail in something
    • fall short verb (falls short, fell short, falling short)
    • disappoint verb (disappoints, disappointed, disappointing)
    • work out badly verb (works out badly, worked out badly, working out badly)
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
    • fail in something verb (fails in something, failed in something, failing in something)
  3. to fail
    to repeat a class; stay down; to fail; stay back; to repeat
  4. to fail
    to crash; to meet an accident; to meet with disaster; to perish; to be wrecked; to fail; to be lost
    • crash verb (crashes, crashed, crashing)
    • meet an accident verb (meets an accident, met an accident, meeting an accident)
    • meet with disaster verb (meets with disaster, met with disaster, meeting with disaster)
    • perish verb (perishes, perished, perishing)
    • be wrecked verb (is wrecked, being wrecked)
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
    • be lost verb (is lost, being lost)
  5. to fail
    – get worse 1
    to fail
    – get worse 1
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
  6. to fail
    – stop operating or functioning 1
    to go; to die; to fail; to break; to break down; to give way; to give out; go bad; to conk out
    – stop operating or functioning 1
    • go verb (goes, went, going)
      • The engine finally went1
      • her eyesight went after the accident1
    • die verb (dies, died, dying)
      • The car died on the road1
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
      • The engine failed on the way to town1
    • break verb (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town1
      • The coffee maker broke1
    • break down verb (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • give way verb (gives way, gave way, giving way)
    • give out verb (gives out, gave out, giving out)
    • go bad verb
    • conk out verb (conks out, conked out, conking out)
  7. to fail
    – prove insufficient 1
    to fail; to run out; to give out
    – prove insufficient 1
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
      • The water supply for the town failed after a long drought1
    • run out verb (runs out, ran out, running out)
    • give out verb (gives out, gave out, giving out)
  8. to fail
    – disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake 1
    to fail; to betray
    – disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake 1
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
      • His sense of smell failed him this time1
      • His strength finally failed him1
      • His children failed him in the crisis1
    • betray verb (betraies, betrayed, betraying)
  9. to fail
    – become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close 1
    to fail
    – become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close 1
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
      • A number of banks failed that year1
  10. to fail
    – fall short in what is expected 1
    to fail
    – fall short in what is expected 1
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
      • She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law1
      • We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust1
  11. to fail
    – fail to get a passing grade 1
    to fail; to bomb; flush it; flunk
    – fail to get a passing grade 1
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
      • She studied hard but failed nevertheless1
      • Did I fail the test?1
    • bomb verb (bombs, bombed, bombing)
    • flush it verb
    • flunk verb
  12. to fail
    – judge unacceptable 1
    to fail
    – judge unacceptable 1
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
      • The teacher failed six students1
  13. to fail
    – be unsuccessful 1
    to fail; to go wrong; to miscarry
    – be unsuccessful 1
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
      • Where do today's public schools fail?1
      • The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably1
    • go wrong verb (goes wrong, went wrong, going wrong)
    • miscarry verb (miscarries, miscarried, miscarrying)
  14. to fail
    – fail to do something; leave something undone 1
    to neglect; to fail
    – fail to do something; leave something undone 1
    • neglect verb (neglects, neglected, neglecting)
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
      • She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib1
      • The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account1
  15. to fail
    – be unable 1
    to fail
    – be unable 1
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
      • I fail to understand your motives1

Conjugations for fail:

present
  1. fail
  2. fail
  3. fails
  4. fail
  5. fail
  6. fail
simple past
  1. failed
  2. failed
  3. failed
  4. failed
  5. failed
  6. failed
present perfect
  1. have failed
  2. have failed
  3. has failed
  4. have failed
  5. have failed
  6. have failed
past continuous
  1. was failing
  2. were failing
  3. was failing
  4. were failing
  5. were failing
  6. were failing
future
  1. shall fail
  2. will fail
  3. will fail
  4. shall fail
  5. will fail
  6. will fail
continuous present
  1. am failing
  2. are failing
  3. is failing
  4. are failing
  5. are failing
  6. are failing
subjunctive
  1. be failed
  2. be failed
  3. be failed
  4. be failed
  5. be failed
  6. be failed
diverse
  1. fail!
  2. let's fail!
  5. failed
  6. failing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

fail

  1. fail
    desert; fail
  2. fail
    go to rack and ruin; fail
  3. fail
    miss; fail
  4. fail
    reject; fail; plough
  5. fail
    fail; fail to come; fail to turn up
  6. fail
    fail; come to nothing
  7. fail
    fail; leave in the lurch; put in an awkward situation
  8. fail
    omit; neglect; fail

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Related Definitions for "fail":

  1. get worse1
  2. stop operating or functioning1
    • The engine failed on the way to town1
  3. prove insufficient1
    • The water supply for the town failed after a long drought1
  4. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake1
    • His sense of smell failed him this time1
    • His strength finally failed him1
    • His children failed him in the crisis1
  5. become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close1
    • A number of banks failed that year1
  6. fall short in what is expected1
    • She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law1
    • We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust1
  7. fail to get a passing grade1
    • She studied hard but failed nevertheless1
    • Did I fail the test?1
  8. judge unacceptable1
    • The teacher failed six students1
  9. be unsuccessful1
    • Where do today's public schools fail?1
    • The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably1
  10. fail to do something; leave something undone1
    • She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib1
    • The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account1
  11. be unable1
    • I fail to understand your motives1

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