Fail and Pass as

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Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Pass as is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

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Fail is an antonym for pass as in pretend to be another topic.

Pass Fail: One of the novel's sub-plots is about a black character who is able to pass as white, only to cause trouble to a relative who recognized her without realizing she was trying to pass.

Source: Literature / Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe aka: Fried Green Tomatoes
Pass Fail: When the (Jewish) Mordechai Aneliwicz is traveling in the countryside, he encounters a farmhouse and attempts to pass as a Polish partisan (A Catholic Pole).

Source: Literature / Worldwar

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