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comes up empty

phrase , present tense third-person singular of come up empty

Synonyms and Antonyms of comes up empty

to be unsuccessful

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Synonyms of comes up empty

bombs, collapses, craters, fails, flames out, flops, flunks, folds, founders, misses, strikes out, tanks, washes out

Words Related to comes up empty

flounders, struggles

declines, sinks, skids, slips, slumps, wanes

crashes, crumbles, miscarries, misfires

implodes, self-destructs

Phrases Synonymous with comes up empty

comes a cropper, comes to grief, dies on the vine, falls flat, falls on one's face, falls short, lays an egg

Near Antonyms of comes up empty

cooks, flourishes, prospers, thrives

prevails, triumphs, wins

Antonyms of comes up empty

clicks, comes off, delivers, goes, goes over, pans out, succeeds, works out

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