failed

The word “failed” has 1 syllable: failed

It's pronounced as /feɪld/

What is synonym and antonym for failed?

In the thesaurus, “failed” has 181 synonyms and 89 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for failed along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for failed

abortive
acted up
atrocious
average
bad
bankrupt
bombed
broke
broke down
broken
busted
came a cropper
came to grief
came up empty
chagrined
cheated
collapsed
collapsing
crashed
cratered
crumbled
cut out
decayed
deceived
declined
declining
defaulted
defeated
deficient
degenerated
deluded
depleted
destitute
destroyed
deteriorated
died
died on the vine
disappointed
disappointing
disastrous
discontented
disenchanted
disgruntled
disillusioned
displeased
disregarded
dissatisfied
distressed
doomed
drooped
emaciated
execrable
exhausted
faded
failing
fell flat
fell short
fizzled
flagged
flamed out
flopped
flopping
floundered
flunked
flunking
foiled
folded
folding
foreclosed
forgot
foundered
fruitless
futile
futureless
gave out
hopeless
ignored
ill-fated
imploded
impoverished
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in receivership
in the red
inadequate
inauspicious
indebted
ineffective
ineffectual
inferior
insolvent
jammed
kaput
kaputt
kerflooey
lacking
lagged
laid an egg
languished
let down
losing
lost
low-grade
malfunctioned
mediocre
miscarried
misfired
missed
missed out on
mocked
neglected
no-good
normal
omitted
on the rocks
ordinary
out of business
out of money
overlooked
overpassed
passed over
poor
pretermitted
ran down
representative
rotted
ruined
sagged
sank
second-class
second-rate
self-destructed
skidded
skipped
slid
slighted
slipped
slipping
slumped
slumping
spent
sputtered
stalled
strapped
struck out
struggled
substandard
sunk
taken to the cleaners
tanked
tapped out
thwarted
typical
unavailing
unbalanced
undone
unlucky
unproductive
unpromising
unsatisfactory
unsuccessful
upset
useless
vain
vile
waned
waning
washed out
washing-out
weakened
went
went under
wheezed
wilted
wiped-out
withered
wore out
worthless
wrecked
wretched
yielded

Antonyms for failed

absolute
archetypal
archetypical
booming
came off
carried out
classic
clicked
coming
complete
consummated
contented
convalesced
cooked
definitive
delivered
did
discharged
effective
effectual
efficient
executed
exemplary
flawless
flourished
flourishing
fruitful
fulfilled
gained
gladdened
going
gratified
growing
heeded
hopeful
ideal
imitable
impeccable
kept
lucky
met
minded
model
moneyed
nonpareil
observed
palmy
panned out
paradigmatic
perfect
performed
practiced
practised
prevailed
productive
profitable
promising
prospered
prosperous
quintessential
rallied
rebounded
recovered
recuperated
remembered
restored
rich
roaring
robust
satisfied
saved
solvent
special
succeeded
successful
textbook
thrived
thriving
throve
triumphant
triumphed
unique
unused
useful
wealthy
went
went over
won
worked out

Meanings of failed

verb
1. To be unsuccessful.
2. Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.).
3. To neglect.
4. Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.
5. To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert.
6. To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.
7. To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.
8. To miss attaining; to lose.
9. To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.
10. To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; used with of.
11. To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.
12. To deteriorate in respect to vigour, activity, resources, etc.; to become weaker.
13. To perish; to die; used of a person.
14. To err in judgment; to be mistaken.
15. To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent.
adjective
1. Unsuccessful.
2. Decayed; worn out.
3. Bankrupt.

Example Sentences

Despite numerous attempts, the experiment failed to produce the desired results.
The company's latest product failed to meet market expectations, leading to a decline in sales.
He felt disheartened when his plans failed to materialize as he had hoped.
The student was disappointed when he failed to pass the driving test on his first attempt.
The government's efforts to negotiate a peace agreement with the rebel group ultimately failed, prolonging the conflict.

On this page you'll find 270 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to failed, such as: abortive, absolute, acted up, archetypal, archetypical, atrocious, average.

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