Fail and Prevail

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Fail

Fail verb - To be unsuccessful.
Usage example: despite all the publicity, the movie failed miserably at the box office
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Prevail is an antonym for fail.
Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Prevail

Prevail verb - To achieve victory (as in a contest).
Usage example: we shall prevail despite the overwhelming odds
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Antonyms for Prevail
Fail is an antonym for prevail in dominate topic.
Nearby Words: prevailing, prevalent
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Common collocations

people fail people prevail people
thanks fail thanks prevail thanks
time fail time prevail time

Both words in one sentence

  • Three Act Structure The protagonist will either prevail or — if it's that sort of story — fail again, and fail so painfully and completely as to make further continuation of the struggle impossible.
    Source: Three Act Structure
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