Synonyms of flameout

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noun

ˈflām-ˌau̇t 

as in demise

a loss of status

before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout, she was one of the state's brightest political stars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demise
• downfall
• down
• setback
• decline
• comedown
• disappointment
• Götterdämmerung
• burnout
• fall
• collapse
• dégringolade
• meltdown
• reversal
• crash
• defeat
• breakdown
• descent
• humiliation
• ruin
• undoing
• nadir
• disgrace
• abasement
• bottom

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• ascent
• up
• progress
• advance
• exaltation
• aggrandizement
• headway
• flower
• prime
• heyday

flame out

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verb

as in to fail

to be unsuccessful

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fail
• collapse
• flop
• strike out
• fold
• miss
• fall short
• struggle
• bomb
• wash out
• tank
• lay an egg
• come to grief
• come a cropper
• fall flat
• founder
• come up empty
• flunk
• crater
• die on the vine
• decline
• fall on one's face
• crash
• go under
• skid
• slip
• slump
• flounder
• crumble
• wane
• sink
• misfire
• miscarry
• implode
• self-destruct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• go over
• go
• come off
• work out
• succeed
• deliver
• click
• pan out
• cook
• flourish
• thrive
• prosper
• win
• triumph
• prevail

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flameout

Noun

Usually when an actor in a major role skedaddles a series in mid-stream — because of firings, feuds, contract fights, health crises or creative flameouts — the show finds a way to go on. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026

Set in the late 1980s, the film follows 13-year-old Felice (an exceptional Tiziano Menichelli), a budding tennis star whose overbearing father hooks him up with Raul Getti (Favino), a flameout former pro with a new lithium prescription and a serious ladies-man streak. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026

Verb

While many of those early Internet high-flyers flamed out, the ones that survived — think Amazon and Google — eventually became profitable businesses or even household names. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Ryan Broderick has watched digital media companies flame out — beholden to a single source of funding or a fickle algorithm. — Scott Nover, Washington Post, 21 June 2026