NONSUCCESS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

nonsuccess

noun

ˌnän-sək-ˈses

Definition of nonsuccess

as in defeat

a falling short of one's goals refused to let the nonsuccess of her bid for a seat in the state senate discourage her from a career in politics

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Noun

Donald played 35 snaps and made one tackle and had a quarterback hit in a defeat by the Denver Broncos but did not practice the following week.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
The man accepted defeat and slunk off, slurping, toward the Boulevard du Temple.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of defeat

Noun

But for meantime, Aldabra Atoll offers a rare story of hope, showing a landscape where nature rebounded from near collapse and giant tortoises reclaimed their habitat.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Another major collapse occurred at the provincial government headquarters in Coclé, where an entire side of the building gave way, exposing the offices inside.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of collapse

Noun

The installation at the military’s oldest active test base would help shield critical defense operations from wider grid failures.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
After he was released from the hospital, 22-year-old Nicholas James Stedeford-Aaron was arrested and charged with driving while impaired, reckless driving to endanger and failure to move over for emergency vehicles with injury.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of failure

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