Failure
Failure noun - Something that has failed.
Usage example: the students' first attempt to build a homemade rocket was a disappointing failure
Hit
Hit noun - A person or thing that is successful.
Usage example: the new babysitter turned out to be a hit with the kids
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
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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.
Source: Hero-Tracking Failure - 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.
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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.
Source: Hit Points aka: Hit Point
Cite this Source
Hit and Failure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/failure/hit
Failure & Hit. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/failure/hit>.
Hit or Failure. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/failure/hit.
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