fails

The word “fails” has 1 syllable: fails

It's pronounced as /feɪlz/

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In the thesaurus, “fails” has 179 synonyms and 73 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for fails

abort
acts up
back out
back wrong horse
backslide
be cleaned out
be defeated
be demoted
be found lacking
be in arrears
be in vain
be ruined
be taken to the cleaners
become insolvent
blink
blunder
bombs
break
break down
breaks
breaks down
chagrins
cheats
close
close down
collapses
come to naught
come to nothing
comes a cropper
comes to grief
comes up empty
crash
crashes
craters
crumbles
cuts out
decays
deceives
decline
declines
defalcate
default
defaults
degenerates
deludes
desert
deteriorate
deteriorates
dies
dies on the vine
disappoint
disappoints
discontents
discount
disenchants
disgruntles
dishonor
disillusions
displeases
disregard
disregards
dissatisfies
distresses
droops
drop
drop a bundle
emaciates
end
fades
fall
fall flat
fall short
fall through
falls flat
falls short
fault
finish
fizzle
fizzles
flags
flames out
flop
flops
flounder
flounders
flunks
fold
folds
forget
forgets
founder
founders
funk
gives out
go astray
go bankrupt
go belly up
go broke
go bust
go down
go down swinging
go downhill
go into Chapter 11
go out of business
go to the wall
go under
go up
go up in smoke
go wrong
goes
goes under
hit bottom
hit the skids
ignore
ignores
implodes
jams
lags
languishes
lays an egg
let down
lets down
lose big
lose control
lose out
lose status
malfunctions
meet with disaster
miscarries
miscarry
misfires
miss
miss the boat
misses
misses out on
mocks
neglect
neglects
omit
omits
overdraw
overlook
overlooks
overpass
overpasses
passes over
play into
pretermits
repudiate
rots
run aground
runs down
sags
self-destructs
sinks
skids
skips
slides
slight
slights
slip
slips
slumps
sputters
stalls
strikes out
struggles
tanks
terminate
turn out badly
upsets
wanes
washes out
weakens
wears out
wheezes
wilts
withers
yields

Antonyms for fails

accomplish
achieve
ascend
attend
bear
begin
build
capture
carries out
clicks
comes off
commence
complete
contents
continue
convalesces
cooks
correct
create
deliver
delivers
develop
discharges
do well
does
earn
executes
finish
flourishes
fulfills
fulfils
gain
gains
gladdens
go up
goes
goes over
gratifies
heeds
keeps
meets
merit
minds
observes
obtain
pans out
pay attention
performs
practices
practises
prevails
procure
prosper
prospers
rallies
reach
rebounds
recovers
recuperates
regard
remember
remembers
respect
rise
satisfies
start
succeed
succeeds
thrives
triumphs
win
wins
works out

Meanings of fails

noun
1. Poor quality; substandard workmanship.
2. A failure (condition of being unsuccessful).
3. A failure (something incapable of success).
4. A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).
5. A failing grade in an academic examination.
6. A piece of turf cut from grassland.
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.

Example Sentences

If the plan fails, we'll need to come up with an alternative strategy.
He always gives his best effort, but sometimes he still fails to achieve his goals.
The company's marketing campaign fails to resonate with its target audience.
When the computer system fails, it disrupts the entire workflow of the office.
It's important to learn from our fails and use them as opportunities for growth and improvement.

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