FLAMEOUT Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈflām-ˌau̇t

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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

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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

But the ghosts of flameouts past are gathering, and the region is loaded with potholes. —

Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 This spring marks the 30th anniversary of perhaps the most famous flameout golf has ever seen at the 1996 Masters. —

Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026

Verb

Beijing is working to engineer China’s technological and industrial dominance, backing Russia in a destabilizing war in Europe, and generally setting the stage to achieve global supremacy when the United States flames out. —

Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 Despite missing the playoffs with a 42-40 record and flaming out of the Play-In Tournament against the Golden State Warriors, the Clippers did not have their own first-round pick, part of the cost for the 2019 swap of 2018 lottery pick Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and 2019 MVP finalist Paul George. —

Law Murray, New York Times, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for flameout

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flameout

Noun

The news of Stargate‘s demise was first reported by Variety.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Surely the demise of America’s most strident ideological foe, ten years after the humiliations of the Iranian hostage crisis, called for greater attention?

— Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026