Fail and Subdue

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Fail

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

Subdue

Subdue verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers
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Fail is an antonym for subdue.
Nearby Words: subdual, subduing
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Common collocations

people fail people subdue people
way fail way subdue way
everyone fail everyone subdue everyone

Both words in one sentence

  • Talking the Monster to Death: After all of Holmes' fighting skills fail to subdue the Slasher, Watkins gets him to give up willingly just by asking him nicely.
    Source: Western Animation / Deduce, You Say
  • Video Game / L.A. Noire Failure Is the Only Option: One of the Street Crime cases requires you to subdue a deranged man running through the streets, and if you fail to catch him, he leaps from a rooftop to his death.
    Source: Video Game / L.A. Noire
  • Sherlock Scan Moments later all hell breaks loose as the entire elevator attempts to subdue him (which they soundly fail at).
    Source: Sherlock Scan
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