Fail and Overcome

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Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.
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Overcome is an antonym for fail.
Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Overcome

Overcome verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: the baseball team finally overcame their opponents in the 13th inning
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Antonyms for Overcome
Fail is an antonym for overcome in beat topic.
Nearby Word: overcoming
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Common collocations

power fail power overcome power
thanks fail thanks overcome thanks
challenge fail challenge overcome challenge

Both words in one sentence

  • Similar Squad Needless to say, Karen and Davis fail to notice this similarity and are overcome with jealousy regarding the firefighters.
    Source: Similar Squad
  • Comic Book / My Little Pony: Fiendship Is Magic Star Swirl's first attempt to use his music to overcome the Siren's spell is an Epic Fail that results in him getting pelted by tomatoes, and he is ultimately unable to overcome their music.
    Source: Comic Book / My Little Pony: Fiendship Is Magic
  • Film / The Devil's Carnival Merrywood, fail to overcome their sins and are trapped in hell while John succeeds at overcoming his grief and gets into heaven.
    Source: Film / The Devil's Carnival
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