fail
- verb (v)
Meaning: be unsuccessful
Synonyms:
abort
backslide
back wrong horse
be defeated
be demoted
be found lacking
be in vain
be ruined
blunder
break down
come to naught
come to nothing
decline
deteriorate
fall
fall flat
fall short
fall through
fizzle
flop
flounder
fold
founder
go astray
go down
go downhill
go down swinging
go up in smoke
go wrong
hit bottom
hit the skids
lose control
lose out
lose status
meet with disaster
miscarry
miss
miss the boat
play into
run aground
slip
turn out badly
- verb (v)
Meaning: lose money
Synonyms:
be cleaned out
become insolvent
be in arrears
be ruined
be taken to the cleaners
break
close
close down
close one’s doors
crash
defalcate
default
dishonor
drop
drop a bundle
end
finish
fold
go bankrupt
go belly up
go broke
go bust
go into chapter 11
go out of business
go to the wall
go under
go up
lose big
lose one’s shirt
overdraw
repudiate
terminate
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