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bore fruit

phrase , past tense of bear fruit

Synonyms and Antonyms of bore fruit

to turn out as planned or desired

They had hoped to start a successful business, but their plans did not bear fruit.

Synonyms of bore fruit

came off, clicked, delivered, panned out, succeeded, went, went over, worked out

Words Related to bore fruit

flourished, prospered, thrived (or throve)

cooked, percolated

Phrases Synonymous with bore fruit

caught fire, delivered the goods, did the trick, went like clockwork

Near Antonyms of bore fruit

floundered, struggled

declined, sank (or sunk), skidded, slipped, slumped, waned

crashed, cratered, crumbled, flamed out

choked, cracked up, miscarried, misfired

fell down, went under

imploded, self-destructed

Antonyms of bore fruit

bombed, collapsed, failed, flopped, flunked, folded, foundered, missed, struck out, washed out

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