Misfire and Succeed

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Misfire verb - To go wrong.

Usage example: their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail

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Succeed is an antonym for misfire in fail topic.

Nearby Words: misfired, misfiring

Succeed verb - To turn out as planned or desired.

Usage example: the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product

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Misfire is an antonym for succeed.

Nearby Word: succeeding

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