Synonyms of failings

failings

noun

plural of failing

as in weaknesses

a defect in character

we could talk about your failings, but it would take all night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaknesses
• faults
• sins
• shortcomings
• deficiencies
• foibles
• frailties
• vices
• derelictions
• demerits
• wants
• feet of clay
• flaws
• evils
• imperfections
• corruptions
• blemishes
• blots
• stains
• depravities
• minuses
• immoralities
• soft spots
• spots
• nits
• Achilles' heels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• virtues
• merits
• perfections
• excellences
• moralities
• integrities
• probities
• rectitudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of failings

Trump personally sued the Times last year for $15 billion over its coverage of his past business failings. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 July 2026

In hindsight, the entire incident was avoidable; Zelensky could have removed Syrskyi a week ago – as had seemed inevitable for months, as talk of his failings echoed around Kyiv. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Was Trump, reportedly livid over the Air Force One leak, concerned about the risk to security—or about the prospect of personal embarrassment due to the failings of a questionable gift that had cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars to upgrade? — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

His troubles, his failings are not of his own making but of a world that is out of joint. — Book Marks, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Though her father has moved to Savannah in the faint hope of reviving his relationship with her and his grandchildren, Anna has wisely kept her distance from him, given his criminal past and his as-yet-unarticulated failings as a parent. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Yet, for those failings, the Selecao found a way to come through on both occasions – mainly due to the in-game changes Ancelotti made. — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Such failings merits more analysis but there is surely some truth in left back Ali Abdi’s comments after a 4-0 filleting by Japan in their second game. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 29 June 2026

These failings dated from 2012 to May 2025. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026