Failure and Hit

Failure

Failure noun - Something that has failed.
Usage example: the students' first attempt to build a homemade rocket was a disappointing failure

Hit is an antonym for failure.

Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

Hit

Hit noun - A person or thing that is successful.
Usage example: the new babysitter turned out to be a hit with the kids

Failure is an antonym for hit in topics: strike, entertainment success.

Nearby Word: hitting

How words are described

regular regular failure regular hit
initial initial failure initial hit
single single failure single hit
actual actual failure actual hit
Other adjectives: real, successful, severe, massive, big, great, serious, huge, automatic, immediate, final, slightest, last, latest, greatest, recent, previous, commercial, financial, biggest.

Both words in one sentence

  • Hero-Tracking Failure A patch was released, and the clock could be reset by rebooting the system, but this still led to at least one failure to intercept an incoming missile before it could hit a barracks.
  • BTW, Mullins does seem to suffer true Ludicrous Gibs critical existence failure in the first game if so much as being bitten by a dog causes his life to hit zero.
  • Hit Points aka: Hit Point Success means the character shrugged off the attack/rolled with the punch/whatever fits the situation, while failure could result in anything from a bruise to a one-hit KO, depending on the margin.
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