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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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