FAILS (AT) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

fails (at)

verb

present tense third-person singular of fail (at)

as in falls short (of)

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misses

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But for the short-term, Maurice appears open to seeing how that line produces if Barkov misses time.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
In other words, my comparison of FEWOCiOUS to Peter Saul probably misses the point.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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failure

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