FLAMED OUT Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

flamed out

verb

past tense of flame out

as in collapsed

to be unsuccessful even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used

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Recent Examples of flamed out Claypool flamed out in Chicago after catching just 18 passes for 191 yards and a touchdown over 10 games. —

Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Or the 2019 Lightning and 2023 Bruins, which both flamed out in all-time first-round upsets. —

Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026 By the time the gold rush flamed out, more than $50 million had been mined—enough to justify the purchase many times over and silence Seward’s critics. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026 Most of the top Fox executives who tried to make the transition flamed out, but Walden thrived. —

Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026 The Cavaliers flamed out in the second round of the playoffs losing to the Indiana Pacers in five games and Hunter averaged 11 points in eight postseason games last season. —

Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 1 Feb. 2026 By the time Bachmann’s 2012 presidential bid flamed out, Miller was already firmly ensconced with then-Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, who shared his hard-line obsession with immigration, and Bannon, who provided a broader nationalist, populist scaffolding. —

Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026 Councilmember Bob Blumenfield recently nominated Jason Levin, a onetime spokesperson for his office, to fill the seat after his previous pick, former Councilmember Dennis Zine, flamed out. —

David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026 Roasted by fans and media members alike as not worthy of CFP inclusion after the opening-round flameouts by Tulane and James Madison, the G5’s narrative improved markedly in the quarterfinals when Texas Tech and Alabama flamed out, as well. —

Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026

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At the same time, however, the study documented dimming events including in Ukraine and Gaza as wars unfolded, in Venezuela as the economy collapsed, and in parts of Europe when governments enacted energy conservation mandates following the Russia-Ukraine war.

— Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Some officers were killed in the exchange of fire, while others died after part of the building collapsed, according to local police.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 May 2026