Failure and Knockout

Failure

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

Knockout is an antonym for failure.

Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

Knockout

Knockout noun - Something very good of its kind.
Usage example: the band's new album is a knockout

Failure is an antonym for knockout in topics: success, striking person or thing.

Nearby Words: knock, knocked, knockdown, knocker

How words are described

complete complete failure complete knockout
instant instant failure instant knockout
total total failure total knockout
single single failure single knockout
Other adjectives: real, successful, absolute, automatic, last.

Both words in one sentence

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