Synonyms and antonyms of Failure in British Thesaurus

fail (noun)

informal a mistake or a failure, especially of something that was expected to be good

fiasco (noun)

a complete and embarrassing failure

debacle (noun)

something that fails completely in an embarrassing way

error (noun)

a failure in a computer process

failure (noun)

a situation in which something such as a machine or an organ in your body stops working correctly

flop (noun)

informal a complete failure

washout (noun)

informal a failure

collapse (noun)

a situation in which something fails or stops existing

breakdown (noun)

a situation in which something has failed or is beginning to fail

malfunction (noun)

a failure to work or operate correctly

bust (noun)

mainly Americaninformal a complete failure

crash (noun)

the sudden and complete failure of a business

dysfunction (noun)

mainly journalism a failure to work well

fail (noun)

educationBritish a result in a test that shows someone or something has not achieved a satisfactory score or standard

failure (noun)

a lack of success in doing something

failure (noun)

a situation in which a business cannot continue operating

fizzle (noun)

a gradual failure, especially in a situation that seemed to start out successfully

fuck-up (noun)

offensive an extremely offensive word for a serious mistake or a complete failure

implosion (noun)

an occasion when something such as an organization or an economic system is completely destroyed by things that are happening within it

infertility (noun)

the failure to produce something good or useful

lapse (noun)

a short or temporary period when you fail or forget to do something in the right way

loss (noun)

a failure to win a race, competition, fight etc

meltdown (noun)

a sudden and complete failure of a company, organization, or system

misfire (noun)

a plan or activity that does not develop as you wanted

miss (noun)

a failure, especially of a CD or a film

nosedive (noun)

mainly journalism a sudden end to success

pratfall (noun)

an embarrassing failure or mistake

reversal (noun)

a problem, difficulty, or failure that prevents you from being successful

tailspin (noun)

informal an occasion when something or someone suddenly gets into a very bad state

white elephant (noun)

an important project that has failed very badly and may have cost a lot of money

wipeout (noun)

informal total destruction, or failure