Capture and Failed

Capture

Capture verb - To receive as return for effort.

Failed is an antonym for capture.

Nearby Words: captive, captured, captor, capturing

Failed

Definitions of Capture not found.

Capture is an antonym for failed in topics: abandon, be unsuccessful, lose money.

Nearby Words: fail, failure, failing

Both words in one sentence

  • Robespierre gives Chauvelin this ultimatum in The Elusive Pimpernel, one of the sequels to The Scarlet Pimpernel, where Chauvelin epically failed to capture the eponymous vigilante Super Hero.
  • Subverted: After Madara notices that Sasuke failed to capture the eight-tailed beast for Akatsuki, he intercepts him and reminds him that betrayal means death, but instead of killing him, has him go to kill Danzo instead.
  • Then, Lance was the one to defeat and capture the lead grunt, and finally, Lance was the one to capture the red Gyarados after Ash and his friends failed to stop it.
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