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cropper

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cropper

a falling short of oneʼs goals

  • more than a few people were glad to see the obnoxiously smug skater come a cropper at the national championships
Synonyms of cropper

collapse, crash, defeat, failure, fizzle, nonachievement, nonsuccess
Words Related to cropper

futility, uselessness

ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficaciousness, inefficacy

deficiency, inadequacy, inadequateness, insufficiency

disappointment, letdown, setback
Near Antonyms of cropper

victory, win
Antonyms of cropper

accomplishment, achievement, success

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