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failedverbpast tense of fail to stop functioningmy car failed just as I was about to head to work broke, broke down, conked (out), crashed, cut out, died, gave out, stalled fizzled, sputtered, wheezedacted up, malfunctionedjammed started (up) to be unsuccessfuldespite all the publicity, the movie failed miserably at the box office bombed, collapsed, cratered, flamed out, flopped, flunked, folded, foundered, missed, struck out, tanked, washed out floundered, struggleddeclined, sank(or sunk), skidded, slipped, slumped, wanedcrashed, crumbled, miscarried, misfiredwent underimploded, self-destructed came a cropper, came to grief, came up empty, died on the vine, fell flat, fell on one's face, fell short, laid an egg came off, clicked, delivered, panned out, succeeded, went, went over, worked out cooked, flourished, prospered, thrived(or throve)prevailed, triumphed, won to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope ofalthough the minor-league franchise continues to fail local fans, hope springs eternal cheated, disappointed, dissatisfied, let down bummed (out), chagrined, discontented, disgruntled, displeased, distressed, upsetdisenchanted, disillusioneddeceived, deluded, mocked contented, gratified, satisfied fulfilledgladdened to lose bodily strength or vigorever since she reached the age of 90, Grandma has been noticeably failing decayed, drooped, emaciated, faded, flagged, lagged, languished, sagged, sank(or sunk), wasted (away), weakened, went, wilted, withered broke down, wore outyieldeddegenerated, deteriorated, ran down, rotted convalesced, rallied, rebounded, recovered, recuperatedgained to miss the opportunity or obligationfailed to mention that he was looking for new job forgot, neglected, omitted disregarded, ignored, overlooked, overpassed, passed over, pretermitted, slightedslid, slippeddefaultedskipped missed out on heeded, minded, rememberedkept, observedcarried out, did, executed, performed, practiced(also practised)discharged, fulfilled, met, satisfiedcomplied (with) |