Hypernyms for "fail"
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ball up
blow
blow out
bobble
bodge
bollix
bollix up
bollocks
bollocks up
botch
botch up
bumble
bungle
burn out
choke
crash
default
default on
fall
fall flat
fall through
flop
flub
fluff
foul up
founder
fuck up
fumble
go down
lose track
louse up
malfunction
mess up
misfire
misfunction
mishandle
miss
muck up
muff
overreach
screw up
shipwreck
spoil
strike out
take it on the chin
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.