Crime
Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.
Failing and crime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Failing" instead a noun "Crime".
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
Failing
Failing noun - A defect in character.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| high | high crime | high failing |
| particular | particular crime | particular failing |
| common | common crime | common failing |
| specific | specific crime | specific failing |
| Other adjectives: initial, true, actual, real, big, little, terrible, main, ultimate, new, major, past, minor, greater, worst, greatest, different, unspecified, recent, biggest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- He is filled with self-loathing and takes it out on others, including his subordinates for the heinous crime of failing him.
Source: The Paranoiac - Moral Myopia: Soledad hates superheroes with a passion, despite the fact their only crime was failing to save an American city (where the people involved died).
Source: Literature / Soledad O'Roarke - But aren't you failing at school, missing out on dating the cool girl and generally sucking at your normal life because of all the crime-fighting?
Source: I Work Alone
Cite this Source
Failing and Crime. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/failing
Crime & Failing. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/failing>.
Failing or Crime. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/failing.
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