Fail, v. n.
- 1. Fall short, come short, be insufficient, be deficient, be wanting.
- 2. Decline, sink, decay, wane, fade, break, give out.
- 3. Cease, disappear, become extinct, be wanting.
- 4. Miss, miscarry, be unsuccessful, be frustrated, end in smoke, come to nothing, fall stillborn, flash in
the pan, miss fire, miss stays, fall to the ground.
- 5. Omit, neglect.
- 6. Break, become insolvent, become bankrupt, suspend payment.
Fail, v. a. Disappoint, be wanting to, not be sufficient for, not answer the expectation of.
Fail, n. [Used only in the expression Without fail.] Omission, neglect, failure, delinquency.
Failing, n.
- 1. Decline, decay.
- 2. Miscarriage, failure.
- 3. Fault, foible, frailty, shortcoming, imperfection, deficiency, defect, weakness, infirmity, weak side, blind
side.
- 4. Lapse, error, slip.
- 5. Bankruptcy, insolvency, becoming bankrupt or insolvent.
Failure, n.
- 1. Deficiency, defectiveness, shortcoming.
- 2. Omission, neglect, fail, non-performance, non-observance.
- 3. Miscarriage, botch, abortion, ill success, flash in the pan, labor for one’s pains, losing game, wild-
goose chase, sleeveless errand.
- 4. Insolvency, bankruptcy, suspension of payment, failing, becoming bankrupt or insolvent.