Failure and Gains

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Failure noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.

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Gains is an antonym for failure.

Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

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Failure is an antonym for gains in acquisition topic.

His attempts to ease the Great Depression were a failure and the election of 1930 saw massive gains for the Nazis and Communists, which led to a massive withdrawal of foreign money from Germany.

Source: Useful Notes / The Chancellors of Germany
Malloy is a bit of a Failure Knight in the first episode, but as Reed gains more experience he mellows.

Source: Series / Adam-12
However, in the Expanded Universe he's still around in the 24th century, ninety years later, having spent some time as a Federation prisoner before being released, and atones for his past failure by helping out when someone gains control of the Genesis information.

Source: Film / Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

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