Antonyms of noun failing
1 of 2 senses of failing
Sense 2
failing, flunk -- (failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report")
Antonym of passing (Sense 7)
=> passing, pass, qualifying -- (success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun failing
2 senses of failing
Sense 1
failing, weakness -- (a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings")
=> imperfection, imperfectness -- (the state or an instance of being imperfect)
Sense 2
failing, flunk -- (failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report")
=> failure -- (an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test")
Antonyms of verb fail
4 of 11 senses of fail
Sense 2
fail, go wrong, miscarry -- (be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably")
Antonym of succeed (Sense 1)
=> succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods -- (attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won")
Sense 5
fail -- (be unable; "I fail to understand your motives")
Antonym of manage (Sense 1)
=> pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage -- (be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs")
Sense 6
fail -- (judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students")
Antonym of pass (Sense 16)
=> pass -- (accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak")
Sense 7
fail, flunk, bomb, flush it -- (fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?")
Antonym of pass (Sense 14)
=> pass, make it -- (go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fail
11 senses of fail
Sense 1
fail, neglect -- (fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account")
Sense 2
fail, go wrong, miscarry -- (be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably")
Sense 3
fail, betray -- (disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis")
=> disappoint, let down -- (fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage")
Sense 4
fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down -- (stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident")
=> change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")
Sense 5
fail -- (be unable; "I fail to understand your motives")
Sense 6
fail -- (judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students")
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge -- (form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people")
Sense 7
fail, flunk, bomb, flush it -- (fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?")
Sense 8
fail -- (fall short in what is expected; "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust")
Sense 9
fail -- (become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close; "The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor"; "A number of banks failed that year")
Sense 10
fail, run out, give out -- (prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought")
Sense 11
fail -- (get worse; "Her health is declining")
=> worsen, decline -- (grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened")
Antonyms of adj failing
1 sense of failing
Sense 1
failing -- (below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades")
INDIRECT (VIA unsatisfactory) -> satisfactory -- (giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory")
Similarity of adj failing
1 sense of failing
Sense 1
failing -- (below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades")
=> unsatisfactory (vs. satisfactory) -- (not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory")