Fail and Playing

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Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Playing is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Playing noun - The action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation.

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Fail is an antonym for playing in topics: act, produce music.

Nearby Words: play, played, playful, player, playable

On several occasions, a contestant was so dominant that his/her opponent's chances at playing the game are severely limited and more than once, those opponents fail on their few opportunities.

Source: Epic Fail / Game Shows
Endless Game: Upon replaying games, you just keep playing the games faster and faster until you fail four times.

Source: Video Game / WarioWare
Furthermore you can fail the dance fusions resulting in a brief helpless moment of playing as a fat Gotenks or Veku.

Source: Video Game / Dragon Ball Z: Budokai

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