Fail and Shoot

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Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.
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Shoot is an antonym for fail.
Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Shoot

Shoot verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
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Synonyms for Shoot
Antonyms for Shoot
Fail is an antonym for shoot in topics: dash, discharge a projectile.
Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed
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Common collocations

guy fail guy shoot guy
woman fail woman shoot woman
people fail people shoot people
time fail time shoot time
Other words: way, money, everyone, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • The crew had their own epic fail when they tried to shoot some barrels of water with a cannon.
    Source: Epic Fail / Live-Action TV
  • Stop, or I Will Shoot! However, if you actually shoot them you fail the case and have to start from the last checkpoint.
    Source: Stop, or I Will Shoot!
  • Video Game / Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 In Achilles' Veil, if you try (and fail) to shoot Menendez instead of Harper, Section and Salazar show up in a helicopter, with Section manning the minigun.
    Source: Video Game / Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
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