Fail and Reach

Opposite meaning words

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Reach is an antonym for fail in topics: abandon, be unsuccessful, lose money.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Reach verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

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Fail is an antonym for reach in topics: touch, attain, arrive at, communicate with.

Nearby Words: reached, reaching, reachable

power	fail power	reach power
part	fail part	reach part
number	fail number	reach number
stage	fail stage	reach stage
Other words: end, way, level, game, objective, dungeon, points, levels.

Nuclear weapons are specifically designed to fail to detonate if something goes wrong before they reach the target point.

Source: Western Animation / The Iron Giant
In the X-Universe, boarding operations against Xenon capital ships fail automatically if there are less than eighteen (out of twenty-one max) surviving marines when they reach the computer core.

Source: The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard
In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon your partner yells one after they fail to reach the Tree of Life even with your assistance and falls.

Source: Big No / Video Games

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