Fail and Support

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Fail

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

Support

Support verb - To promote the interests or cause of.
Usage example: though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts
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Antonyms for Support
Fail is an antonym for support.
Nearby Words: supported, supporter, supporting, supportive, supportable
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Common collocations

people fail people support people
army fail army support army
case fail case support case
game fail game support game

Both words in one sentence

  • Unknown to the robot, if the humans don't have any of it their life support will eventually fail.
    Source: Gone Horribly Right / Literature
  • On the other hand, a Spin-Off can fail entirely if the star is a Satellite Character whose character can't support their own stories.
    Source: Satellite Character
  • Forgets to Eat: One reason junct Simes are usually unhealthy -they don't eat enough to support tissue repair and their organs eventually fail.
    Source: Literature / Sime Gen
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