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flameout 1 of 2

noun

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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flame out

2 of 2

verb

as in to collapse

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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