Vocabulaire

fail

Verbe

Exemple: “He failed the exam.”

Synonymes: lose, collapse

Antonymes: succeed

perverse

Adjectif

Exemple: “He took a perverse pleasure in failure.”

Synonymes: contrary, twisted

Antonymes: normal

utter

Adjectif

Exemple: “The project was an utter failure.”

Synonymes: complete, total

Antonymes: partial

achievement

Nom

Exemple: “This is a big achievement.”

Synonymes: success, accomplishment

Antonymes: failure

infallibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “She can infallibly spot a fake.”

Synonymes: perfectly, unfailingly

Antonymes: mistakenly, imperfectly

infallible

Adjectif

Exemple: “No leader is infallible.”

Synonymes: faultless, unerring

Antonymes: fallible, mistaken

tantamount

Adjectif

Exemple: “Ignoring the warning is tantamount to admitting failure.”

Synonymes: equivalent, equal to

Antonymes: different, unrelated

cope

Verbe

Exemple: “It was hard to cope with the pressure.”

Synonymes: manage, deal with

Antonymes: fail, collapse

bust

Adjectif

Exemple: “The business went bust after one year.”

Synonymes: break, collapse

Antonymes: succeed, repair

aim

Nom

Exemple: “Our main aim is to improve service.”

Synonymes: goal, target

Antonymes: failure, miss

malfunction

Nom

Exemple: “A software malfunction caused the system to shut down.”

Synonymes: breakdown, failure

Antonymes: proper operation, function

blockbuster

Nom

Exemple: “The studio expected the movie to become a summer blockbuster.”

Synonymes: hit, smash success

Antonymes: flop, failure

feat

Nom

Exemple: “Finishing the marathon was an impressive feat.”

Synonymes: achievement, accomplishment

Antonymes: failure

ignominiously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The plan failed ignominiously, despite all the hype.”

Synonymes: shamefully

Antonymes: gloriously

catastrophic

Adjectif

Exemple: “A catastrophic failure is rare, but we must design for it.”

Synonymes: disastrous

Antonymes: manageable

handle

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you handle this task?”

Synonymes: manage

Antonymes: fail

unconvincingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He argued unconvincingly.”

Synonymes: weakly

Antonymes: persuasively

robust

Adjectif

Exemple: “We need a robust system that handles failures gracefully.”

risk

/rɪsk/

Exemple: “There is a risk of delay.”

Synonymes: peril, chance, adventure