fails
Doesn't make it
Fails is the verb fail in its third-person singular form: The engine fails, She never fails to impress.
As a plural noun, fails are instances of failure, especially humorous or embarrassing ones shared online: epic fails, compilation of cooking fails.
This noun usage emerged from internet culture, where fail became a standalone exclamation of mockery.
Fail a course
- botchSpoil through incompetence
- flopComplete commercial failure
- bungleFail through clumsiness
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
misfire · fizzle · washout · dud · stumble · falter · flounder · miscarry
Fail a course
- examFormal knowledge assessment
- testEvaluative examination
- gradeClassification by rank
- coursePlanned path forward
class · subject · midterm · final · quiz · assessment · GPA · academic probation
Failure to operate properly
- crashSudden violent impact
- glitchMinor system fault
- outageLoss of electrical service
- bugCrawling creature or defect
fault · collapse · dysfunction · disruption · hiccup · snag · interruption · flaw
Failure to satisfy expectations
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- dejectionState of lowness
- discouragementLoss of confidence
disillusionment · dissatisfaction · setback · downfall · dashed hopes · anticlimax · regret · despondency
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- miscalculationError in estimation
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- shortcomingA fault or weakness
mistake · neglect · miss · overlook · underestimate · misstep · blind spot · poor judgment
Being without something
- losingFailing to win
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
vanquished · routed · crushed · overpowered · subdued · bested · outmatched · overthrown
flunk
Fail a course
blunder · misfire · fizzle · washout · dud · stumble · falter · flounder · miscarry · bomb
flunk
Fail a course
course · class · subject · midterm · final · quiz · assessment · GPA · academic probation · remedial
malfunction
Failure to operate properly
bug · fault · collapse · dysfunction · disruption · hiccup · snag · interruption · flaw · degradation
letdown
Failure to satisfy expectations
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- dejectionState of lowness
discouragement · disillusionment · dissatisfaction · setback · downfall · dashed hopes · anticlimax · regret · despondency · chagrin
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- miscalculationError in estimation
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
shortcoming · mistake · neglect · miss · overlook · underestimate · misstep · blind spot · poor judgment · slip
loss
Being without something
overcome · vanquished · routed · crushed · overpowered · subdued · bested · outmatched · overthrown · dominated
- failingcollapse, flop, bomb, bust, crash
- jokesjokes, joke, puns, one-liners, pun
- breaks downfalls apart, collapses, crumbles, disintegrates, analyzes
- let downdisappoints, betrays, abandons, deflates, saddens
- Murphy's Lawbad luck, misfortune, worst case, mishaps, snafus
- securities lendingrepo, borrower, lender, collateral, loan fee
- without failCertainly, every time
- heart failureInadequate blood pumping condition
- power failureLoss of electrical service
- engine failureLoss of motor function
- grid failureElectrical network collapse
- failed statesCountries lacking functional government
fail, failure, failing, failed, unfailing, failures, unfailingly