Antonyms for failure


Grammar : Noun
Spell : feyl-yer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪl yər


Definition of failure

Origin :
  • 1640s, failer, from Anglo-French failer, from Old French falir (see fail (v.)). The verb in Anglo-French used as a noun; ending altered 17c. to conform with words in -ure.
  • noun lack of success
  • noun person who does not succeed
Example sentences :
  • They considered civilisation a failure because it was killing off all the big game.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • There could not be a giving up—and there must not be failure.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Is there not (as the lawyers would style it) a failure of consideration?
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Faced by failure of credit they have proposed only the lending of more money.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Looking at that face one wondered how the life work of Jasper was such a failure.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Either we ourselves have failed; or the failure of others affects us indirectly.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • No; we have secured the best teachers that we could for them, but each one has been a failure.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Do you see the possibilities, or the certainties of failure?
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Gracie Dennis thought she saw the certainty of failure, and was sorry for it.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Synonyms for failure

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