Synonyms for Fail (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (fail to do something; leave something undone):
neglect
WordNet sense 2 (be unsuccessful):
miscarry, go wrong
WordNet sense 3 (fail to get a passing grade):
bomb, flunk, flush it
WordNet sense 4 (disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake):
betray
WordNet sense 5 (prove insufficient):
run out, give out
WordNet sense 6 (stop operating or functioning):
break, die, go, break down, give way, conk out, go bad
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