Other words for something failing—for example, a plan: “He didn’t work it out carefully enough, and his plan ________.”
FELL THROUGH | 333 |
FLOPPED | 240 |
FAILED | 119 |
BACKFIRED | 115 |
BLEW UP | 47 |
FIZZLED | 32 |
WENT HAYWIRE | 26 |
COLLAPSED | 21 |
FELL APART | 21 |
FIZZLED OUT | 19 |
DIDN’T WORK | 17 |
FLUNKED | 13 |
DIDN’T WORK OUT | 11 |
NR | 10 |
PETERED OUT | 8 |
FELL FLAT | 7 |
WAS A FLOP | 7 |
WENT DOWN THE DRAIN | 7 |
WENT TO PIECES | 7 |
WENT TO POT | 7 |
DIDN’T MATERIALIZE | 6 |
FOLDED | 6 |
FOLDED UP | 6 |
GOOFED | 6 |
FLUBBED | 5 |
WENT AWRY | 5 |
WENT FLOOEY | 5 |
WENT KAFLOOEY | 5 |
WENT KAFLUNK | 5 |
WENT KAPUT | 5 |
BLEW UP IN HIS FACE | 4 |
DIED | 4 |
FELL | 4 |
WENT BY THE BOARD | 4 |
WENT SOUR | 4 |
WENT UNDER | 4 |
DROPPED THROUGH | 3 |
FELL BY THE WAYSIDE | 3 |
FELL DOWN | 3 |
FOLDED IN | 3 |
WAS NO GOOD | 3 |
WENT UP IN SMOKE | 3 |
BACKFIRED ON HIM | 2 |
BUCKLED | 2 |
BUNGLED | 2 |
CAME TO NOTHING | 2 |
DIDN’T COME OFF | 2 |
DIDN’T GO THROUGH | 2 |
DIDN’T JELL | 2 |
DIDN’T SUCCEED | 2 |
FAILED ON HIM | 2 |
FAILED TO MATERIALIZE | 2 |
FALTERED | 2 |
FELL DOWN ON HIM | 2 |
FELL IN | 2 |
FELL SHORT | 2 |
FIZZED | 2 |
FLUBBED UP | 2 |
FOULED UP | 2 |
MADE A FLOP | 2 |
MISSED THE BOAT | 2 |
SUNK | 2 |
TOOK IT ON THE CHIN | 2 |
WAS A FAILURE | 2 |
WASN’T SUCCESSFUL | 2 |
WENT ASTRAY | 2 |
WENT ON THE ROCKS | 2 |
WENT TO HELL | 2 |
WENT WRONG | 2 |
BALLED UP | 1 |
BECAME A FLOP | 1 |
BLEW APART | 1 |
BLOW UP | 1 |
BLOWED UP | 1 |
BLOWED UP ON HIM | 1 |
BOMBED | 1 |
BOTTOMS DROPPED OUT | 1 |
BOUNCED BACK ON HIM | 1 |
BROKE THROUGH | 1 |
BUBBLE BURST | 1 |
BUSTED UP | 1 |
COME TO NOTHING | 1 |
COMPLETELY FAILED | 1 |
CONKED OUT | 1 |
CRAPPED OUT | 1 |
CRASHED | 1 |
DEMOLISHED | 1 |
DIDN’T COME THROUGH | 1 |
DIDN’T GO ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE | 1 |
DIDN’T HIT THE MARK | 1 |
DIDN’T HOLD TOGETHER | 1 |
DIDN’T MAKE IT | 1 |
DIDN’T MATURE | 1 |
DIDN’T PAN OUT | 1 |
DIDN’T PASS | 1 |
DIDN’T PAY OFF | 1 |
DIDN’T WORK OUT AS HE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO | 1 |
DIDN’T WORK OUT LIKE HE FIGURED IT WOULD | 1 |
DISINTEGRATED | 1 |
DROPPED OVER | 1 |
ERUPTED ON HIM | 1 |
EXPLODED | 1 |
FADED OUT | 1 |
FALLING APART | 1 |
FELL BY THE WAY | 1 |
FELL ON ITS FACE | 1 |
FIZZLED OUT ON HIM | 1 |
FLAKED OUT | 1 |
FLOP OUT | 1 |
FLUMPED | 1 |
FLUNKED OUT | 1 |
FOO-PAWED | 1 |
FUCKED UP | 1 |
GOOFED OFF | 1 |
GOOFED UP | 1 |
GOT FUCKED UP | 1 |
HAYWIRE | 1 |
HE FOULED UP ON THE PLAN | 1 |
HE GOOFED ON HIS PLAN | 1 |
HE GUMMED UP THE WORKS | 1 |
HE MISSED THE BOAT | 1 |
HIS MOTOR CONKED OUT | 1 |
HIT SHORT OF THE MARK | 1 |
HIT THE BOTTOM | 1 |
HIT THE SKIDS | 1 |
IS A FLOP | 1 |
IS DYING | 1 |
IS FAULTY | 1 |
IS NOT COMING THROUGH | 1 |
IS NOT SUCCEEDING | 1 |
JUST COULDN’T WORK | 1 |
JUST FELL FLAT | 1 |
JUST FIZZLED OUT | 1 |
KAFLOPPED | 1 |
KAPUT | 1 |
LOUSED UP | 1 |
MELTED | 1 |
MESSED UP | 1 |
MISCARRIED | 1 |
MISFIRED | 1 |
MISSED | 1 |
MUSHROOMED | 1 |
POOPED | 1 |
POOPED OUT | 1 |
SANK | 1 |
SCREWED UP ON HIM | 1 |
SQUIZZLED | 1 |
TOPPLED | 1 |
VANISHED | 1 |
WAS CANNED | 1 |
WAS IMPERFECT | 1 |
WAS KNOCKED INTO A COCKED HAT | 1 |
WAS PUT IN THE CIRCULAR FILE | 1 |
WAS TURNED DOWN | 1 |
WAS UNPRACTICAL | 1 |
WAS WASHED AWAY | 1 |
WASN’T FEASIBLE | 1 |
WASN’T NOTHING | 1 |
WENT ALL TO PIECES | 1 |
WENT AMISS | 1 |
WENT ASCREW | 1 |
WENT AWAY | 1 |
WENT BACKWARDS | 1 |
WENT BAD | 1 |
WENT BLOOEY | 1 |
WENT BOOM | 1 |
WENT BUMP | 1 |
WENT DOWN | 1 |
WENT FLAT | 1 |
WENT GOOFY | 1 |
WENT KAPLUNK | 1 |
WENT KAPOOK | 1 |
WENT KERPLUNK | 1 |
WENT OFF THE DEEP END | 1 |
WENT OVER THE SIDE | 1 |
WENT PUFF | 1 |
WENT SKEWY | 1 |
WENT TO NAUGHT | 1 |
WENT TO THE BAD | 1 |
WENT TO THE DOGS | 1 |
WENT UP THE CREEK | 1 |
WEREN’T SUCCESSFUL | 1 |
WILTED DOWN | 1 |
WON’T HOLD UP | 1 |
WOULDN’T FUNCTION | 1 |
WOULDN’T WORK | 1 |
WRECKED | 1 |
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