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Nouns (5)

n. an explosion that fails to occur

n. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"

flop, washout

n. someone who is unsuccessful

Verbs (0)

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (1)

dud

adj. failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"

Fuzzynyms (15)

force, strength, forcefulness

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

inadequacy, insufficiency, deficiency

n. lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

decline, decay

n. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

deterioration, worsening, decline in quality

n. process of changing to an inferior state

ebb, ebbing, wane

n. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

bankruptcy

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

Synonyms (1)

unproductive

adj. not producing desired results; "the talks between labor and management were unproductive"

Antonyms (3)

success, achiever, winner

n. a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"

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