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FLYING COLORS Antonyms

There are 5 antonyms of the phrase flying colors. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For FLYING COLORS

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defeat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

• the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

verb

• win a victory over

• thwart the passage of

disappointment
nounn
noun

• a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

• an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone

failure
noun

• an act that fails

• an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

• lack of success

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• an unexpected omission

• inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

• loss of ability to function normally

fiasco
nounn
noun

• a sudden and violent collapse

flop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers

• someone who is unsuccessful

• a complete failure

• the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink

adverb

• with a flopping sound

• completely

verb

• fall loosely

• fall suddenly and abruptly

• fail utterly; collapse

Alternatives for DEFEAT

Alternatives for DISAPPOINTMENT

Alternatives for FAILURE

Alternatives for FIASCO

Alternatives for FLOP

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