FAILINGS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

failings

noun

plural of failing

as in weaknesses

a defect in character we could talk about your failings, but it would take all night

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Recent Examples of failings In the documentation, the company is candid about its failings. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026 The Army report highlighted how the air traffic controller at Reagan National Airport could have prevented the crash, but also acknowledged the military’s own failings and other contributing factors. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 The Army report highlighted how the air traffic controller in the tower at Reagan National Airport could have prevented the crash, but also acknowledged the military’s own failings. — Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 These reported failings include understaffing, undertrained employees, and failure to listen to parental concerns, the BBC reported at the time. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 Sussman is inclined to see such preferences as further evidence of capitalism’s moral failings. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Following Tuesday’s inquest, Metropolitan Police said that an internal review had found failings in its investigation into Heklina’s death but disputed claims that homophobia played a part in how its investigation was handled. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Modern interpreters have read his 10 heads as signifying his vast knowledge of 10 sacred texts, or alternately his 10 ethical failings, but the Ramayana account describes him as 10-headed from birth. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Cycling’s stakeholders must reflect on failings that led to Fin Tarling’s death. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Noun

In parts of society or in businesses, AI could exacerbate existing weaknesses, like extreme income inequality and the loneliness epidemic.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The policy follows security tests that exposed weaknesses in OpenAI’s research infrastructure.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of weaknesses

Noun

Defending champion Rybakina hit six aces but needed 11 set points to take the first set in a match that featured erratic serving and a total of 11 double-faults between her and Shnaider.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
But for all Vicki’s faults, this season of RHOC is also doing her no favors.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of faults

Noun

Lamb, who was once floated for the service’s top job, treats his current position as a kind of penance for past sins, both for himself and for his underlings.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
In what might be Warner’s only good decision this year, the studio is atoning for its censorship sins by releasing a 4K restoration of the director’s original cut across cinemas.

— Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sins

Noun

Conversations with my replacement confirmed that local physicians were frustrated with Theranos over these shortcomings and communicating with our laboratory about them.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
For residents, the reservoir nonetheless remains a painfully visible symbol of the city’s shortcomings.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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