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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