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success

Thesaurus>someone or something that is not successful>success
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SOMEONE OR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SUCCESSFUL

The operation was a success.
Synonyms and examples
failure
The shuttle launch was a complete failure.
turkeyinformal
I really wanted to like it, but that show ended up being a real turkey.
clunkerUSinformal
That pitch was a real clunker.
bombUSinformal
His website was one of the biggest dotcom bombs in the history of the internet.
dudinformal
My charger doesn't work - I think I've got a dud.
lemonmainlyUSinformal
His new car is a lemon.
be a disasterinformal
The whole company was just a disaster.
loserinformal
She just can't get ahead - she's a born loser.
flopinformal
His first feature-length film was a flop.
lame duck
All the books in this series are excellent - there are no lame ducks.
no-hoperUK
That lot of no-hopers will never make it to the World Cup.
non-starterinformal
They'll never agree to that - it's a non-starter for the Democrats.
non-success
The programme was required to track all measurable successes and non-successes.
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See also
fail
fall apart
fall to pieces
fall through
crackinformal
go belly upmainlyUSinformal
fall short
fall between two stools
go down the panUKinformal
go pear-shapedUKinformal
come to nothing
bite the dust
come a cropperinformal
go down the tubesinformal
crash and burninformal
breakdown
meltdown
collapse
washoutinformal
fiasco
debacle
omnishamblesUKinformal
flameoutUSinformal
inefficacyformal
default
malpractice
dereliction
neglect
negligence
lapse
non-fulfilmentUK
non-action
inactionformal

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When something fails, itdoes not work or does not happen as intended. Thefact of being unsuccessfulis called failure. Failure is also used to describesomeone or something that is not successfulorthe fact of not doing something that you should.

SOMEONE OR SOMETHING THAT BECOMES POPULAR, WEALTHY, OR HAS ACHIEVED A LOT

The new TV series was a wild success.
Synonyms and examples
a roaring successinformal
Her third album was a roaring success and went platinum.
hit
Dinner was a hit with the kids.
triumph
The court verdict was a triumph for all abuse victims.
win
What can we do to get a win out of this situation?
smash
Her debut on Broadway was an absolute smash.
blockbusterinformal
He's directed a number of summer blockbusters.
winnerinformal
All of her recipes are winners - I haven't made one yet that I didn't love.
heavy hitter
There are dozens of internet search engines to choose from, if you don't want to use one of the heavy hitters.
overnight sensation
She became an overnight sensation after her fiery speech before Congress.
boy wonder
He was a corporate boy wonder, heading up his family's concerns at 19.
phenomUSslang
Drafted right out of high school, the 18-year-old phenom took the team all the way to the Super Bowl.
power couple
Bill and Hillary Clinton were the ultimate political power couple.
Antonyms and examples
failure
I feel like a total failure.
flopinformal
They poured millions into the film, but it was a massive flop.
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See also
succeed
thrive
flourish
bring something off
carry something off
prosper
make good
make a splash
make it
make it biginformal
bootstrapinformal
successful
flourishing
thriving
triumphant
booming
off the chartsmainlyUS
be flying high
be riding high
high-flying
to have arrived
have the world at your feetinformal
effective
efficaciousformal
productive
fruitfulformal

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If a person or organization succeeds, theyachieve something that they have been aiming for. Aperson or thing that achieves a lot or becomes popular or wealthycan be called a success. A successful person, group, or organization hasachieved a lot and become popular or made a lot of money, and something that is successful hasachieved the results hoped for.
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