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

There is however, at least one cautionary tale of an FM sports talk flameout in recent Chicago radio history. —

Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026 To be clear, the flameout of Tron isn’t Leto’s burden alone. —

Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025

Verb

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 See All Example Sentences for flameout

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Noun

Contrary to the popular belief of many fans, for instance, Jones bears much of the responsibility for the rift with his bandmates and his tragic demise.

— Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Putin has put considerable effort into reconstituting the navy after its post-Soviet demise, with a raft of new vessels entering service in the past decade.

— Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026