Synonyms of came to grief

came to grief

phrase

past tense of come to grief

1

as in collapsed

to be unsuccessful

His plans came to grief after a series of unforeseen setbacks.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in fell short

to go wrong

The expedition came to grief in the vast frozen expanse.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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