failed
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failed
- /feɪld/
Rhymes with -eɪld
verb
- simple past and past participle of fail
adjective
- unsuccessful
- Decayed; worn out.
- Bankrupt. The government is unwilling to bail out the failed bank.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unsuccessful, failure, neglected, defective, faulty, loss-making, miss, fault, inefficient, bad, flawed, ineffective, malfunction, unfortunate, dud, loser
Translations
Talk about this word "failed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/failed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. failed. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/failed "failed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/failed.Cite this
@misc{failed_2026,
title = {failed},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/failed},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
