Coup
Coup noun - A successful result brought about by hard work.
Usage example: winning that big contract was a real coup
Nearby Word: coupe
Failure
Failure noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.
How words are described
| complete | complete coup | complete failure |
| initial | initial coup | initial failure |
| actual | actual coup | actual failure |
| real | real coup | real failure |
| Other adjectives: successful, massive, big, huge, infamous, pathetic, spectacular, possible, inevitable, subsequent, last, latest, eventual, recent, sudden, biggest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The partial failure of the coup meant 3 years of civil war, which ended with the victory of the rebels, led by Francisco Franco.
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