FLAMEOUT Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈflām-ˌau̇t

Definition of flameout

as in demise

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

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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

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Recent Examples of flameout

Noun

The Red Sox have experienced one flameout after another in recent years, from Brayan Bello to Triston Casas, Kristian Campbell to Marcelo Mayer. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Frenchie's flameout was epic and hilarious, Derek X was astute and entertaining, and Claire easily could have been a serious contender on another season. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026

Verb

But whereas some other chillers have flamed out, this one comes with a true maestro of the form in Felix Barrett of the British company Punchdrunk. — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026 But the biggest reason that Hyperliquid Strategies hasn’t flamed out like so many other DATs is because it is tied to a money printing machine. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flameout

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flameout

Noun

Hairworms take behavioral manipulation one step further by leading their hosts toward their own demise.

— Tara Deans, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Raised until his teens on Krypton, this Kal-El mourns its demise, and arrives on Earth nowhere near Kansas or the Kents.

— Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of demise

Noun

The sentences cap a stunning downfall for the brothers, particularly Tal and Oren, who rose to prominence as luxury real estate brokers handling multimillion-dollar properties and catering to wealthy clients.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Vucic’s downfall mirrors that of Hungary’s Orban There are strong parallels with Hungary, where strongman Viktor Orbán was defeated earlier this year.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of downfall

Verb

Scientists previously believed that flexible connectors caused structures to collapse into disorder.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
That contributed to a crazy final quarter that featured 10 drives, six total touchdowns and three touchdown passes from Cutforth to drag the Broncos away from one of the worst collapses in recent Boise State history.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of collapse

Noun

Jones then hauled in an incredible fourth-down, 11-yard catch at the back of the end zone to give the Broncos a 40-39 lead.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Nov. 2026
After a Heights turnover on downs, the momentum seemed to flip as Steward led a go-ahead drive capped by a 26-yard score up the middle.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of down

Verb

One day after being retroactively fined for flopping on a play against Utah, forward Ziaire Williams was whistled for the violation again during the fourth quarter Tuesday.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Because the flopping infraction carries no suspension, George remains fully cleared to suit up Friday when Boston hosts his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of flop

Noun

Other potential launch providers, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin, are both working through setbacks with their launch vehicles.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
As last week’s red flag warning took effect, the reservoir remained out of service after a series of setbacks during repairs.

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

Definition of setback

Verb

Misiorowski gave up just two hits and one walk, while striking out two.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Even more impressively, Cleavinger managed to strike out Brewers’ lead-off man Jackson Chourio, who had been 4-for-4 in the game to that point.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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