Synonyms of dying on the vine

dying on the vine

phrase

present participle of die on the vine

as in collapsing

to be unsuccessful

Her plan to write a memoir died on the vine.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsing
• failing
• flopping
• striking out
• falling short
• folding
• flaming out
• coming up empty
• coming to grief
• struggling
• falling flat
• missing
• laying an egg
• washing out
• bombing
• coming a cropper
• falling on one's face
• tanking
• flunking
• foundering
• cratering
• declining
• going under
• crashing
• slipping
• crumbling
• skidding
• slumping
• waning
• floundering
• sinking
• misfiring
• miscarrying
• imploding
• self-destructing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• working out
• going over
• coming off
• going
• succeeding
• delivering
• clicking
• panning out
• cooking
• thriving
• flourishing
• prospering
• prevailing
• winning
• triumphing