Fail and Wound

Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

Wound is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Wound

Wound verb - To cause bodily damage to.

Fail is an antonym for wound in cause mental hurt topic.

Nearby Words: wounded, wounding

Common collocations

people fail people wound people
thanks fail thanks wound thanks
way fail way wound way

Both words in one sentence

  • Alternate History Wank Still another had the American Revolution fail, and America wound up as a part of the VERY large British Empire.
  • Springtime for Hitler Not wanting everyone to know that Vash the Stampede is participating, he decides he'll Do Well, but Not Perfect and gets wasted the night before, but since he has to put effort into not hitting targets, Vash wound up so hungover he couldn't fail and won anyway.
  • Series / The Mole The player with the lowest score is "executed." Epic Fail: Petrina, the Mole from S4 of the Australian version, wound up being one of the worst Moles the series had.
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