Nouns (6)
failure
n. an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"
failure
n. lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"
defect
n. the impossibility of a functional unit to accomplish a due function
nonstarter, loser, unsuccessful person
n. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
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Fuzzynyms (24)
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"
mess, messiness, muss, mussiness
n. a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"
clutter, jumble, smother, muddle, welter, mare's nest
n. a confused multitude of things
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"
breakdown, crack-up
n. a mental or physical breakdown
dereliction, delinquency
n. willful negligence
decline
n. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
deficiency, want, lack
n. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
impairment, deterioration
n. a symptom of reduced quality or strength
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Antonyms (6)
success
n. a state of prosperity or fame; "he is enjoying great success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success"
prosperity
n. the condition of prospering; having good fortune
improvement
n. a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"
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"
failure
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