Synonyms of came a cropper

came a cropper

phrase

past tense of come a cropper

1

as in collapsed

to be unsuccessful

To her disappointment, her plan came a cropper.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsed
• failed
• flopped
• folded
• missed
• struck out
• fell short
• laid an egg
• came to grief
• fell flat
• struggled
• came up empty
• bombed
• flamed out
• washed out
• died on the vine
• tanked
• foundered
• flunked
• fell on one's face
• cratered
• declined
• went under
• crashed
• slipped
• floundered
• slumped
• skidded
• crumbled
• waned
• sunk
• sank
• miscarried
• misfired
• imploded
• self-destructed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• went over
• worked out
• came off
• went
• succeeded
• delivered
• clicked
• cooked
• panned out
• flourished
• prospered
• thrived
• won
• prevailed
• triumphed
• throve

2

as in fell short

to go wrong

He tried to scale the fence but came a cropper.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fell short
• came to grief
• fell flat
• failed
• stalled
• miscarried
• died
• missed
• misfired
• flopped
• struggled
• folded
• washed out
• crashed
• foundered
• broke down
• flamed out
• flunked
• conked (out)
• fizzled
• floundered
• skidded
• bombed
• slipped
• slumped
• waned
• busted
• bust
• declined
• tanked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• succeeded
• prevailed
• flourished
• prospered
• thrived
• throve