flameout
noun
\
Definition of flameout
(Entry 1 of 2)
flame out
verbDefinition of flame out (Entry 2 of 2)
Keep scrolling for more
Synonyms & Antonyms for flameout
Synonyms: Noun
comedown, decline, dégringolade, demise, descent, down, downfall, fall, Götterdämmerung
Synonyms: Verb
bomb, collapse, crater, fail, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, tank, wash out
Antonyms: Noun
aggrandizement, ascent, exaltation, rise, up
Antonyms: Verb
click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out
Visit the Thesaurus for More
Examples of flameout in a Sentence
Noun
Fans were disappointed by the team's flameout in the play-offs. before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout, she was one of the state's brightest political starsVerb
even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
GROUP F Germany Reason to watch: The defending World Cup champions haven't finished worse than third at either the World Cup or the European Championship since a group-stage flameout at Euro 2004. — Matt Bonesteel, chicagotribune.com, "The U.S. is missing, so here's one reason to watch every World Cup team," 14 June 2018 The biggest cryptocurrency flameout happened almost a year ago. — Dave Michaels, WSJ, "Crypto Craze Drew Them In; Fraud, in Many Cases, Emptied Their Pockets," 26 Dec. 2018 Apart from a fourth-place finish in 2006, Portugal's World Cup success has been more muted over that span: One round-of-16 appearance and two group-stage flameouts. — Matt Bonesteel, chicagotribune.com, "The U.S. is missing, so here's one reason to watch every World Cup team," 14 June 2018 That includes knowing what to do in case of an engine flameout or a mechanical failure, which would be harrowing enough without taking the other helicopters into account. — Karen Han, Vox, "Tom Cruise’s most death-defying Mission: Impossible stunt, explained," 2 Aug. 2018 The judge later noted that his previous first-day bankruptcy hearing in another chapter 11 involved another company that, like RMH, blamed at least part of its financial flameout on millennials. — Becky Yerak, WSJ, "Applebee’s Tells Court That Franchisee Was in Default on Royalties," 15 May 2018 Our 2009 title over the Magic, and especially our 2010 summiting of the Celtics, felt so good because of the flameout in 2008. — Ben Teitelbaum, SI.com, "Why I Don't Want LeBron James on the Lakers," 2 July 2018 Everyone loves flameouts — especially when, as happened in the first run of men’s singles competition here Saturday, the luger crashed, burned and then miraculously salvaged his ride. — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, "Ukraine's Andriy Mandziy falls off his luge, gets back on, finishes his run," 10 Feb. 2018 His was going to be the drama of a monumental, catastrophic flameout, one the whole world saw coming. — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, "With a chance to change a legacy, Manziel goes north," 19 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flameout.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for flameout
flameout
noun
English Language Learners Definition of flameout
See the full definition for flameout in the English Language Learners Dictionary
Comments on flameout
What made you want to look up flameout? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Challenging Vocabulary Quiz Returns!
-
- Which is a synonym of fuliginous?
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
-
Challenging Vocabulary Quiz Returns!
No tricks, just difficult words.
Take the quiz -
Time Traveler Quiz: Which Word Came First?
Which word entered the English language first?
Take the quiz -
Name That Thing
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
Take the quiz -
Word Winder's CrossWinder
Play the game
Share flameout
Resources for flameout