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tank

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of tank

to be unsuccessful

her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots

Synonyms of tank

bomb, collapse, crater, fail, flame out, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, wash out

Words Related to tank

flounder, struggle

decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane

crash, crumble, miscarry, misfire

implode, self-destruct

Phrases Synonymous with tank

come a cropper, come to grief, come up empty, die on the vine, fall flat, fall on one's face, fall short, lay an egg

Near Antonyms of tank

cook, flourish, prosper, thrive

prevail, triumph, win

Antonyms of tank

click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out

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