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verb
be unsuccessful
Synonyms: abort, backslide, back wrong horse, be defeated, be demoted, be found lacking, be in vain, be ruined, blunder, break down, come to naught, come to nothing, decline, deteriorate, fall, fall flat, fall short, fall through, fizzle, flop, flounder, fold, founder, go astray, go down, go downhill, go down swinging, go up in smoke, go wrong, hit bottom, hit the skids, lose control, lose out, lose status, meet with disaster, miscarry, miss, miss the boat, play into, run aground, slip, turn out badly
Antonyms: accomplish, achieve, earn, gain, merit, obtain, prosper, reach, succeed, win
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verb
abandon, forsake
Synonyms: abort, back out, blink, break one’s word, desert, disappoint, discount, disregard, fault, forget, funk, go astray, ignore, let down, miscarry, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, slight, slip
Antonyms: capture, complete, deliver, finish, obtain, procure
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verb
lose money
Synonyms: be cleaned out, become insolvent, be in arrears, be ruined, be taken to the cleaners, break, close, close down, close one’s doors, crash, defalcate, default, dishonor, drop, drop a bundle, end, finish, fold, go bankrupt, go belly up, go broke, go bust, go into chapter 11, go out of business, go to the wall, go under, go up, lose big, lose one’s shirt, overdraw, repudiate, terminate
Antonyms: earn, gain, obtain, win