Failing
Failing adjective - Below acceptable in performance.
Terminally ill and failing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terminally ill" instead an adjective "Failing".
Terminally ill
Failing and terminally ill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Failing" instead an adjective phrase "Terminally ill".
Both terms in one sentence
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The Burt Reynolds comedy The End centers around Reynolds' terminally ill character attempting to off himself multiple times and failing horribly.
Source: Suicide as Comedy
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Terminally ill and Failing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/failing/terminally_ill
Failing & Terminally ill. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/failing/terminally_ill>.
Terminally ill or Failing. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/failing/terminally_ill.
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