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Synonyms for failing
ˈfeɪ lɪŋfail·ing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
failing, weaknessnoun
a flaw or weak point
"he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
Synonyms:
impuissance, flunk, weakness, helplessnessAntonyms:
qualifying, pass, passing, satisfactoryfailing, flunkadjective
failure to reach a minimum required performance
"his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"
Antonyms:
pass, qualifying, passing, satisfactoryfailingadjective
below acceptable in performance
"received failing grades"
Antonyms:
qualifying, passing, pass, satisfactory
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
failingnoun
failingnoun
Synonyms:
miscarriage, failurefailingnoun
Synonyms:
fault, foible, frailty, lapse, error, slip, shortcoming, imperfection, deficiency, defect, weakness, infirmity, weak side, blind side
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
failingnoun
Synonyms:
shortcoming, deficiency, imperfection, foible, fault, infirmity, defect, errancy, fallibility, decline, deterioration
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List of paraphrases for "failing":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2278 | failure | |
#4320 | ill | |
#4358 | sick | |
#4981 | weak | |
#5045 | fault | |
#7827 | worn | |
#8215 | failing | |
#10957 | weakness | |
#11658 | delicate | |
#12442 | wasted | |
#14236 | fragile | |
#14778 | exhausted | |
#23834 | unhealthy | |
#32523 | frail | |
#33192 | diseased | |
#36703 | neglecting | |
#38230 | omitting | |
#44199 | fainting | |
#49680 | helplessness | |
#53805 | unsound | |
#89296 | emaciated | |
#113153 | flunk |
How to use failing in a sentence?
Clearly, failing to tackle airport infrastructure will have an economic cost.
Saving Matthew's life is in the interest of both governments. Failing to act could well cost Matthew's life.
This community, in Colorado, we've been through so much recently, enough is enough. We need to make a change and we need to do something or else we're just going to continue failing our kids.
Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over gain, and you will grow stronger until have accomplished a purpose--not the one you began with perhaps, but one you'll be glad to remember.
Corruption (is) something that the international community can take braver, bolder and stronger steps to address ... the negotiations that are taking place with the government can't just be about a military strategy, in terms of people caught in IDP camps, the international community is failing. The humanitarian budget ... in Iraq is grossly underfunded and people with nothing are paying the cost of that.
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