Feedback
Fail
Your browser does not support the audio element.
Meaning
Verb
●
To be unsuccessful.
●
Not to
achieve
a particular
stated
goal
. (Usage
note
: The
direct object
of this
word is
usually an infinitive.)
●
To neglect.
●
Of a
machine
, etc.: to
cease
to
operate
correctly.
●
To be
wanting
to, to be
insufficient
for, to
disappoint
, to
desert
; to
disappoint
one's
expectations.
●
To
receive
one or more non-passing
grades
in
academic
pursuits.
●
To give
a student
a non-passing
grade
in an
academic
endeavour.
●
To
miss
attaining
; to lose.
●
To be
wanting
; to
fall short
; to be or become
deficient
in any
measure
or
degree
up to
total absence.
●
To be
affected
with want; to
come short
; to
lack
; to be
deficient
or
unprovided
; used with of.
●
To
fall away
; to become
diminished
; to
decline
; to
decay
; to sink.
●
To
deteriorate
in respect
to
vigour
,
activity
, resources, etc.; to become weaker.
●
To
perish
; to
die
; used of a person.
●
To
err
in
judgment
; to be mistaken.
●
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.
Noun
●
A
failure
, especially of a financial
transaction
(a
termination
of an action).
●
A
failing
grade
in an
academic
examination.
●
In American English:
A
failure
(something
incapable
of success).
●
Poor quality;
substandard
workmanship.
●
A
piece
of
turf
cut
from grassland.
Adj
●
In American English:
Unsuccessful;
inadequate
;
unacceptable
in some way.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Flunk
Bomb
Bust
Conk
Tank
Faile
Fayle
Feal
Neglect
Abate
Break
Fall Flat
Go Downhill
Come To Nought
Come To Nothing
Crash And Burn
Go To Pot
Go To Hell
Go To Shit
Fall On One'S Face
Go Down The Toilet
Go To The Dogs
Go Up In Flames
Go Up In Smoke
Die In The Ass
Everything One Touches Turns To Shit
More
Antonyms
Succeed
Related
Lose
Refuse
Struggle
Attempt
Backfire
Die
Suck
Continue
Try
Collapse
Win
Succeed
Able
Underperform
Tend
Falter
Wish
Manage
Happen
Mistake
Error
Intend
Malfunction
Bungle
Implode
Start
Begin
Appear
Miss
Disappear
Cease
Crash
Strive
Hesitate
Reject
Crumble
Faulty
Disappointment
Decide
Tried
Perform
Suffer
Seek
Mistakes
Tries
Screw Up
Fall Short
Mess Up
Fall Flat
Break Down
Crash And Burn
More
Rhymes
Ale
Ail
Hale
Veil
Pail
Fail
Gale
Sale
Wail
Yale
Rail
Pale
Tail
Vale
Gail
Sail
Wale
Dale
Vail
Tale
Gaol
Bale
Bail
Dale
Male
Nail
Tael
Mail
Baal
Hale
Jail
Hail
Brail
Gayle
Quail
Scale
Swale
Spale
Drail
Whale
Stale
Frail
Skail
Shale
Dwale
Trail
Flail
Avail
Email
Asail
Grail
Snail
Aumail
Engaol
Impale
Rerail
Unveil
Derail
Squail
Regale
Faille
Empale
Inhale
Exhale
Retail
Bewail
Assail
Detail
Entail
Percale
Surveil
Travail
They'Ll
Braille
Curtail
Prevail
Orseille
Oversail
Paravail
Overveil
Resurveil
Grisaille
Thumbnail
Nonpareil
Pale Ale
Ginger Ale
Gunter'S Scale
More
Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com
Start writing better