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failure
Synonyms and Antonyms of failure
1
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
compliance, discharge, fulfillment (or fulfilment)
2
a falling short of oneʼs goals
3
something that has failed
corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon
blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner
4
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
crunch, dearth, deficiency, deficit, drought (also drouth), famine, inadequacy, inadequateness, insufficiency, lack, lacuna, paucity, pinch, poverty, scantiness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply, want
5
the inability to pay one's debts
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