Fail synonyms

Be closed, act up, collapse, be deficient, abort, and backfire are all synonyms for fail. Succeed and thrive are antonyms of fail. And here are 102 another word for fail.

Another word for fail

1. break

  • Act up
  • Be defective
  • Be faulty
  • Be on the blink
  • Break down
  • Break
  • Cease to function
  • Conk out
  • Crash
  • Cut out
  • Develop a fault
  • Give out
  • Give up the ghost
  • Go kaput
  • Go on the blink
  • Go phut
  • Go wrong
  • Malfunction
  • Pack up
  • Stall
  • Stop working
  • Stop
  • Play up

2. dim

  • Collapse
  • Decline
  • Degenerate
  • Deteriorate
  • Die away
  • Dim
  • Diminish
  • Disappear
  • Dissolve
  • Dwindle
  • Ebb
  • Fade
  • Go into decline
  • Grow dim
  • Grow less
  • Peter out
  • Sink
  • Vanish
  • Wane
  • Decay

3. wither

  • Be deficient
  • Be inadequate
  • Be insufficient
  • Be lacking
  • Be wanting
  • Fall short
  • Not come to ripeness
  • Wither

4. abort

  • Abort
  • Backfire
  • Be closed
  • Be defeated
  • Be frustrated
  • Be in vain
  • Be shut down
  • Be unsuccessful
  • Be wound up
  • Become insolvent
  • Bite the dust
  • Blow up in someone's face
  • Bomb
  • Break down
  • Cease production
  • Cease trading
  • Close down
  • Collapse
  • Come a cropper
  • Come to grief
  • Come to naught
  • Come to nothing
  • Crash
  • Fall flat
  • Fall through
  • Fizzle out
  • Flatline
  • Flop
  • Fold
  • Founder
  • Go astray
  • Go bankrupt
  • Go broke
  • Go bump
  • Go bust
  • Go down like a lead balloon
  • Go into liquidation
  • Go into receivership
  • Go to the wall
  • Go under
  • Lack success
  • Meet with disaster
  • Miscarry
  • Misfire
  • Miss the mark
  • Not come up to scratch
  • Not succeed
  • Run aground
  • Suffer defeat
  • Go belly up

Fail synonyms statistics

The verb "fail" has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 2 synonyms with 3 letters, 7 synonyms with 4 letters, 6 synonyms with 5 letters, 6 synonyms with 6 letters, 12 synonyms with 7 letters, 14 synonyms with 8 letters, 9 synonyms with 9 letters, 6 synonyms with 10 letters, 11 synonyms with 11 letters, 8 synonyms with 12 letters, 3 synonyms with 13 letters, 3 synonyms with 14 letters, 3 synonyms with 15 letters, 1 synonym with 16 letters, 2 synonyms with 17 letters, 2 synonyms with 18 letters, 1 synonym with 20 letters, and 1 synonym with 22 letters, for a total of 97 synonyms for fail.

Fail sentences

The kids began to jabber excitedly about their trip.

He tends to jabber when he's nervous.

I couldn’t understand her jabber in the noisy room.

The tourists jabber in different languages was fascinating.

She told him to stop his meaningless jabber and focus.


Similar to fail

Word Opposites Synonyms
Daily Rare, occasional Everyday, regular
Without fail Occasionally, uncertainty Without exception, unfailingly
Availability Inaccessibility, unavailability Accessibility, attainability
Faith Mistrust,, doubt, disbelief Trust, belief
Fair Dark, brunette Just, equitable
Failure Success, achievement Lack of success, non-success
Detail Generalization, overview Present, describe
Detailed General, brief Comprehensive, full
Unfair Fair, just, justified Unjust, inequitable
Available Unavailable, busy, engaged Obtainable, accessible