Fail and Slay

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Fail

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

Slay

Slay verb - To deprive of life.
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Fail is an antonym for slay in kill topic.
Nearby Words: slaying, slayer
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Common collocations

people fail people slay people
army fail army slay army
way fail way slay way
dungeon fail dungeon slay dungeon

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Crawl Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: If all three attempts to slay one of the boss monsters fail, then the final boss is released into the world.
    Source: Video Game / Crawl
  • Roleplay / Record of Lodoss War Also, when Kashue's forces fail to slay Shooting Star, the dragon says that he would kill a hundred humans for every scale that was scratched.
    Source: Roleplay / Record of Lodoss War
  • But the word "slay" does appear when the mission involves an ancient dragon, and it's also used to warn that a mission will fail if the objective is to capture the monster alive.
    Source: Never Say "Die"
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