Failing

/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/

Synonyms for "failing" (250 found)

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Noun(10 words)

weakness ailing choking collapsing declining defect defective deficiency deficient degrade

abortive arrestedbad habitbesetting sinblemishblind spotbootless bug cachectic callow catch comedowncoming apartcrack cracking crumbling debasement debilitated decadence decadency

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decadent decay declension declination decline declining defalcation defect defection defective deficiency deficient deformation degeneracy degenerate degenerateness degeneration degradation delinquent demotion

Strong matches (75)

depravation depravedness depreciation derogation descent deteriorating deterioration deviation devolution disintegrating downtrend downturndownward mobilitydownward trenddrained draining drawback drooping drop dwindling

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dying ebb ebbing effete effeteness embryonic enervated exhausted fading failed failurefailure of nervefall falling falling-off fault faute feeble flagging flawfly in the ointmentfoiblefound wantingfragmenting frail frailty fruitless futilegoing to pieceshealthless hole hypoplastic immature imperfect imperfectionin arrearin arrearsin defaultin default ofin poor healthin short supplyinadequacy inadequate incompetent incomplete

Noun(10 words)

deteriorate deteriorating fail fault flaw flunk flunking foundering fragile inadequate

Related words (125)

ineffective ineffectual inefficacious infant infirm infirmity insufficient invalid involution kink lacking lame languishing lapselittle problemloss of tonemanque marcescent miscarriage miscarried

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miscarrying missingmoral flawmoribund needing neglect negligencenot enoughof no effectpale part partial patchy peaked peaky pining problem reducedreduced in healthregression regressive relapse retrocession retrogradation retrograde retrogression retrogressive riftrun downrun-down sans scant scanty scarce scrappy scrimpy senile short shortcoming shriveling shy sickly sinking sketchy skimpy sliding slippage slipping slump slumping snagsomething missingstickit stillborn subsiding successless tabetic tainttoo littletwist underdeveloped undevelopedunequal tounfortunate unhealthy unqualified unsatisfactory unsatisfying unshaken unsound unsturdy unsuccessful unsufficing useless valetudinarian valetudinary vicevulnerable placewane waning wanting wastingweak linkweak pointweak sideweakened weakly weakness wiltingwith low resistancewithering without worsening

Noun(12 words)

low grademalfunction molderingnear deathpoor resultshortcoming substandard underachieve underperform unsatisfactoryunsatisfactory resultvices

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7 relation types

More general

14 entries

academic outcomeadjectiveassessment resultcharacter traitdefect deficiency descriptor fail failuregrade categoryimperfection imperfectnessmoral defectpersonality trait

More specific

18 entries

F gradebias defectivedesign flawfailing healthfailing infrastructurefailing systemfaulty hypocrisylapse of judgmentmalfunctionmanufacturing defectpoor markprocedural flawsubstandard underachieve

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Collocations

11 entries

failing coursefailing examfailing gradefailing healthfailing infrastructurefailing markfailing memoryfailing performancefailing systemmajor failingsystem failing

Inflections

3 entries

failed failings fails

Derivations

2 entries

failure unfailing

Antonyms

1 entries

passing

similar

1 entries

unsatisfactory

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

My memory is failing.

Source: tatoeba (20210)

Failing the examination means waiting for another year.

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The car failing to start, we went by bus.

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His failing the test is no laughing matter.

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