Fail and Hit

Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

Hit is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Hit

Hit verb - To obtain (as a goal) through effort.
Usage example: the rock band hit “the big time” with their third album

Fail is an antonym for hit in topics: strike, accomplish, collide.

Nearby Word: hitting

Common collocations

attack fail attack hit attack
guy fail guy hit guy
woman fail woman hit woman
people fail people hit people
Other words: thanks, run, number, end, time, way, level, everyone, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Rapid Aging A hit by a keres' whip or a hit by a dark lord can age the target by 10-40 years if they fail a saving throw.
    Source: Rapid Aging
  • Getting hit will still net you both a time penalty and slow you down, and towards the end of the game, it's extremely easy to fail one of these levels if you get hit even once.
  • PVP Balanced Granted, in a game where players hit Over Nine Thousand damage while having around 400 HP, PvP was doomed to fail.
    Source: PVP Balanced
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Hit and Fail. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/hit
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