fail to

Synonyms

cannot undermatch

Antonyms

tan deck bulldoze ko get the better of

Examples

It is folly to abstain all day long from food, but fail to abstain from sin and selfishness. John Chrysostom

Why is everyone here so happy except me?" "Because they have learned to see goodness and beauty everywhere," said the Master. "Why don't I see goodness and beauty everywhere?" "Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside. Anthony de Mello

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds. Ronald David Laing

An elephant can never fail to carry its tusks. Kiganda Proverb

One word let slip and four horses would fail to catch it. Japanese Proverb

If you fail to take away a strong man's sword when he is on the ground, will you do it when he gets up? Nigerian Proverb

Words in the phrase

fail to

Close letter words and terms

fail result fail sauce fail test fail to achieve fail to acquire knowledge fail to act