My memory is failing.
Source: tatoeba (20210)
Failing
//ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ//
Synonyms for "failing" (222 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Strong matches (66)
descentdeterioratingdeteriorationdeviationdevolutiondisintegratingdowntrenddownturndownward mobilitydownward trenddraineddrainingdrawbackdroopingdropdwindlingdyingebbebbingeffete
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effetenessembryonicenervatedexhaustedfadingfailedfailurefailure of nervefallfallingfalling-offfaultfautefeebleflaggingflawfly in the ointmentfoiblefound wantingfragmentingfrailfrailtyfruitlessfutilegoing to pieceshealthlessholehypoplasticimmatureimperfectimperfectionin arrearin arrearsin defaultin default ofin poor healthin short supplyinadequacyinadequateincompetentincompleteineffectiveineffectualinefficaciousinfant
Noun(1 words)
Related words (111)
infirminfirmityinsufficientinvalidinvolutionkinklackinglamelanguishinglapselittle problemloss of tonemanquemarcescentmiscarriagemiscarriedmiscarryingmissingmoral flawmoribund
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needingneglectnegligencenot enoughof no effectpalepartpartialpatchypeakedpeakypiningproblemreducedreduced in healthregressionregressiverelapseretrocessionretrogradationretrograderetrogressionretrogressiveriftrun downrun-downsansscantscantyscarcescrappyscrimpysenileshortshortcomingshrivelingshysicklysinkingsketchyskimpyslidingslippageslippingslumpslumpingsnagsomething missingstickitstillbornsubsidingsuccesslesstabetictainttoo littletwistunderdevelopedundevelopedunequal tounfortunateunhealthyunqualifiedunsatisfyingunshakenunsoundunsturdyunsuccessfulunsufficinguselessvaletudinarianvaletudinaryvicevulnerable placewanewaningwantingwastingweak linkweak pointweak sideweakenedweaklyweaknesswiltingwith low resistancewitheringwithoutworsening
Noun(3 words)
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More general
3 entriesAntonyms
4 entriescauses desire
1 entriesderived
4 entriesdistinct from
3 entriesform of
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
34 entriesShowing 16 of 34 words.
similar
2 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 8 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- فِي حَال عَدَم حُدُوث prep (if not possible)
- مادام ما حصلش prep (if not possible)
Bulgarian
4 entries- грешка noun (defect)
- недостатък noun (defect)
- ако не prep (if not possible)
- в отсъствие на prep (if not possible)
German
4 entries- Defizit noun (defect)
- Fehler noun (defect)
- Mangel noun (defect)
- Schwäche noun (defect)
Irish
1 entries- laige noun (defect)
Kyrgyz
4 entries- аздык prep (if not possible)
- жетишпестик prep (if not possible)
- ката prep (if not possible)
- кемчилдик prep (if not possible)
Romanian
1 entries- defect noun (defect)
Spanish
4 entries- defecto noun (defect)
- falta noun (defect)
- lacra noun (defect)
- a falta de prep (if not possible)
Swedish
3 entries- brist noun (defect)
- fel noun (defect)
- svaghet noun (defect)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Failing the examination means waiting for another year.
Source: tatoeba (263456)
The car failing to start, we went by bus.
Source: tatoeba (265487)
His failing the test is no laughing matter.
Source: tatoeba (283770)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.
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