FLAME OUT Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈflām-ˌau̇t

Definition of flameout

as in demise

a loss of status before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout, she was one of the state's brightest political stars

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flame out

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verb

as in to fail

to be unsuccessful even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used

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Noun

Djokovic's 2017 was a tumultuous one, and his flameout at the Australian Open was the harbinger of a largely forgettable season. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2026 After a playoff flameout, Minnesota could prove aggressive. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026

Verb

But the biggest reason that Hyperliquid Strategies hasn’t flamed out like so many other DATs is because it is tied to a money printing machine. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 Punk notoriously flamed out of AEW after a biblical shoot promo at the 2022 AEW All Out Media Scrum. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flameout

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flameout

Noun

And its sudden demise comes amidst a continuing decline in funding for cultural and scientific institutions.

— Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
In recent weeks, some leading AI firms have warned that their models’ coding abilities could foment humanity’s demise.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of demise

Verb

The three-stage rocket failed during its debut mission in October 2021 but is now riding a streak of four straight successes.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The financial troubles are especially concerning because the Los Angeles Unified School District has failed to meet past budget reduction targets, the report concluded, and the stakes have become higher, with solutions more painful to carry out.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of fail

Noun

Tammy Faye stuck by Bakker, often with tears running down her mascara, even as many saw his downfall as a fitting symbol of the greed and hypocrisy of the 1980s.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Famously — or, more infamously in the wake of the company’s downfall — Holmes built Theranos on the false promise that hundreds of medical tests could be run from a single drop of blood.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of downfall

Noun

As for accommodation, a full-beam owner’s suite with a private forward terrace sits on the main deck, while a generous VIP suite with a fold-down balcony and three other guest cabins lie on the lower deck.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
Following an orderly wind-down, UNRWA itself will neither be essential nor necessary to accomplishing the work that lies ahead in Gaza.

— Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of down

Verb

If the Dodgers flop this October, the owners are not going to suddenly back off a salary cap.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
While the warehouse project has flopped, records show that in the last few months ICE has quietly expanded its detention system in other ways.

— Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of flop

Noun

The setback sparked speculation in Spanish media that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez could consider bringing forward elections from next year.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
And just when that effort was paying dividends, Sayegh faced another major setback in April 2025 when part of the ceiling in her theater collapsed.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of setback

Verb

White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery walks back to the dugout after striking out in the fourth inning against the Guardians on July 3, 2026, in Cleveland.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
The Cubs got two singles and a walk before Musgrove struck out pinch-hitter Michael Conforto to preserve the shutout in his return from Tommy John surgery.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

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