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come to nothing


These are words and phrases related to come to nothing. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of come to nothing.

TO NOT WORK OR HAPPEN AS INTENDED


All those years of work, and for what? It's all come to nothing.

Synonyms and examples


fail
We tried our best, but ultimately the project failed.
fall apart
Things were going smoothly until we hired him, and now everything is falling apart.
fall to pieces
The plan has potential, but unless we proceed carefully, it could fall to pieces.
fall through
Our plans to visit fell through at the last minute.
crack
informal
The Liberal Party is cracking under the pressure of these allegations.
go belly up
mainly USinformal
I wanted to invest in his company, but it went belly up at the beginning of the year.
fall short
The new camera promises excellent zoom capabilities, but it falls short.
fall between two stools
The book really fell between two stools: not short enough to appeal to casual readers, but not serious enough to draw in literary readers.
go down the pan
UKinformal
I had high hopes for my club, but they've gone down the pan.
go pear-shaped
UKinformal
All seemed to be on track, but then our plans went pear-shaped.
bite the dust
Despite interest from investors, it's likely that the airline start-up will bite the dust.
come a cropper
informal
The team really came a cropper after trading their star forward.
go down the tubes
informal
Without a stimulus package, our economy's going to go down the tubes.
crash and burn
informal
Once the goalie was injured, the team crashed and burned, losing 7-1.
flop
His debut film flopped at the box office.
bomb
mainly USinformal
The play absolutely bombed.

Antonym and example


succeed
The campaign succeeded, and he was re-elected.
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See words related to come to nothing


failure
breakdown
meltdown
collapse
washout
informal
fiasco
debacle
omnishambles
UKinformal
flameout
USinformal
non-success
inefficacy
formal
success
turkey
informal
clunker
USinformal
dud
informal
lemon
mainly USinformal
be a disaster
informal
loser
informal
lame duck
no-hoper
UK
non-starter
informal
default
malpractice
dereliction
neglect
negligence
lapse
non-fulfilment
UK
non-action
inaction
formal
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When something fails, it does not work or does not happen as intended. The fact of being unsuccessful is called failure. Failure is also used to describe someone or something that is not successful or the fact of not doing something that you should.

come to nothing | American Thesaurus


come to nothing


verb
These are words and phrases related to come to nothing. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of come to nothing.

FAIL


Synonyms


come to naught
abort
fall through
turn out badly
miscarry
founder
be defeated
run aground
meet one's Waterloo
collapse
misfire
meet with disaster
be in vain
prove of no use
fail
not succeed
stop short of
be unsuccessful
miss the mark
fall short of
come to grief
Informal
fizzle out
Informal
go up in smoke
Informal
end in smoke
Informal
be stillborn
Informal
slip up
Informal
lay an egg
Slang
bomb
Slang
flop
Slang

Antonym


succeed

BACKLASH


Synonyms


backlash
boomerang
snap back
ricochet
backfire
rebound
bounce back
recoil
kick back
snag
ravel
come to naught
come to grief
miscarry
go away
fall through
fizzle
flop
crash

FOUNDER


Synonyms


end in smoke
founder
fail utterly
come to grief
collapse
abort
miscarry
perish
succumb
drown
sink
disintegrate
break up
fall apart
topple
go under
hit rock bottom
turn out badly

COLLAPSE


Synonyms


collapse
break down
disintegrate
fail
fall through
be in vain
flounder
run aground
flop
Slang
fizzle
Slang
fold
Slang

Antonyms


succeed
triumph
flourish
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