Failed and Staged

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Staged is an antonym for failed.

Nearby Words: fail, failure, failing

Staged adjective - Deliberately arranged for effect.

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Failed is an antonym for staged.

Nearby Words: stage, stag, stagy, staging, stager

During his staged (and failed) execution of Shrek, the much larger and heavier prop tower falls and actually crushes him.

Source: Western Animation / Shrek the Third
In 1927, Snyder and her lover successfully murdered her husband in a staged burglary after seven failed attempts, but their ruse was soon found out and they were arrested, tried, sentenced to death, and executed by electric chair.

Source: Cheating with the Milkman
Duel to the Death: In "Dog Robber (Part 1)", Mac deals with two Naval Academy midshipmen (and fictional descendants of Burr & Hamilton) who staged a failed duel.

Source: Series / JAG

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