laid an egg

The phrase “laid an egg” has 3 syllables: laid an egg

It's pronounced as /leɪd æn ɛɡ/


What is synonym and antonym for laid an egg?

In the thesaurus, “laid an egg” has 70 synonyms and 16 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for laid an egg along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for laid an egg

  • blundered
  • bobbled
  • bombed
  • boobed
  • botched
  • bungled
  • butchered
  • came a cropper
  • came to grief
  • came up empty
  • collapsed
  • crashed
  • cratered
  • crumbled
  • declined
  • died on the vine
  • dropped the ball
  • erred
  • failed
  • fell flat
  • fell short
  • flamed out
  • flopped
  • floundered
  • flubbed
  • fluffed
  • flunked
  • folded
  • foozled
  • fouled up
  • foundered
  • fumbled
  • imploded
  • loused up
  • mangled
  • miscalculated
  • miscarried
  • misconceived
  • misconstrued
  • miscounted
  • miscued
  • misdeemed
  • misfired
  • misgaged
  • misgauged
  • mishandled
  • misinterpreted
  • misjudged
  • missed
  • mistook
  • misunderstood
  • muffed
  • murdered
  • nodded
  • sank
  • screwed up
  • self-destructed
  • skidded
  • slipped
  • slipped up
  • slumped
  • struck out
  • struggled
  • stumbled
  • sunk
  • tanked
  • tripped
  • waned
  • washed out
  • went under

Antonyms for laid an egg

  • came off
  • clicked
  • cooked
  • delivered
  • flourished
  • panned out
  • prevailed
  • prospered
  • succeeded
  • thrived
  • throve
  • triumphed
  • went
  • went over
  • won
  • worked out

Example Sentences

  • The team had high hopes for the match, but unfortunately, they laid an egg and lost by a large margin.
  • Despite their best efforts, the company's new product laid an egg in the market, failing to attract customers.
  • The comedian laid an egg with their new jokes, failing to elicit any laughter from the audience.
  • After weeks of preparation, the chef laid an egg with the dish, much to the disappointment of the restaurant patrons.
  • The politician's speech laid an egg as it failed to resonate with the voters, resulting in a drop in popularity.

On this page you'll find 86 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to laid an egg, such as: blundered, bobbled, bombed, boobed, botched, bungled, butchered.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

came a cropper

came to grief

came up empty

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
  • in Chapter 11
  • in Chapter 13
  • 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

fallen flat


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