Do and Fail

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Do verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.

Usage example: do as much as you can and leave the rest

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Fail is an antonym for do in topics: act, solve, travel, cheat, carry out.

Nearby Word: doing

Fail verb - To miss the opportunity or obligation.

Usage example: failed to mention that he had already been paid for the job by the homeowner's wife

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Do is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

attack	do attack	fail attack
part	do part	fail part
job	do job	fail job
number	do number	fail number
Other words: time, way, battle, mission, times, missions.

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