Fail and Gather

Opposite meaning words

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Gather is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Gather verb - To bring together in one body or place.

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Fail is an antonym for gather in infer topic.

Nearby Words: gathering, gathered, gatherer

power	fail power	gather power
people	fail people	gather people
number	fail number	gather number
rest	fail rest	gather rest
Other words: army, money, everyone, points.

The rhyme would completely fail in American English, where "rather" rhymes with "gather".

Source: Accent Depundent
Fail to do so and Nightmare Freddy will come after you soon after three of them gather.

Source: Videogame / Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Also, the shuttle can in fact fail to destroy the colony even if you do gather all the parts.

Source: Video Game / Mega Man X

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