FAILS (AT) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

fails (at)

verb

present tense third-person singular of fail (at)

as in falls short (of)

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misses

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But Joe never misses an opportunity to supplant her husband’s rational concerns with her imperial view of a society infected by an unseen, venomous other.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2026
Lake Howell’s defense forces a field goal attempt, and Seminole misses.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

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