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SUCCEED Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word succeed. (opposite meanings)
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fail
verb, nounv, n
verb

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• be unsuccessful

• disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

• stop operating or functioning

• be unable

• judge unacceptable

• fail to get a passing grade

• fall short in what is expected

• become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close

• prove insufficient

• deteriorate

collapse
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

• a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in

• the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink

• a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

verb

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

• fold or close up

• fall apart

• cause to burst

• suffer a nervous breakdown

• lose significance, effectiveness, or value

falter
verbv
noun

• the act of pausing uncertainly

verb

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• speak haltingly

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

flounder
verb, nounv, n
noun

• flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

• any of various European and non-European marine flatfish

verb

• walk with great difficulty

• behave awkwardly; have difficulties

founder
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• a worker who makes metal castings

verb

• fail utterly; collapse

• sink below the surface

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• stumble and nearly fall

lose
verbv
verb

• fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

• fail to win

• suffer the loss of a person through death or removal

• miss from one's possessions; lose sight of

• allow to go out of sight or mind

• fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit

• fail to get or obtain

• fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

• withdraw, as from reality

• be set at a disadvantage

struggle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an energetic attempt to achieve something

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• strenuous effort

verb

• make a strenuous or labored effort

• to exert strenuous effort against opposition

• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

stumble
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an unsteady uneven gait

• an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

verb

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• miss a step and fall or nearly fall

• encounter by chance

• make an error

precede
verbv
verb

• be earlier in time; go back further

• come before

• be the predecessor of

• move ahead (of others) in time or space

• furnish with a preface or introduction

Alternatives for FAIL

Alternatives for COLLAPSE

Alternatives for FALTER

Alternatives for FLOP

Alternatives for FLOUNDER

Alternatives for FOUNDER

Alternatives for LOSE

Alternatives for STRUGGLE

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