What is the opposite of succeeding?

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Contexts ▼▲ Adjective Opposite of coming after something in time or place Opposite of following, in succession, without interruption Opposite of in continuing or consecutive order Opposite of about to come into office, or into a role or position Opposite of beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim Opposite of the next in order after the following Preposition (later than) Opposite of more late Noun Opposite of something achieved with effort, skill, or courage Verb (failing) Opposite of present participle for to achieve the desired aim or result (yielding) Opposite of present participle for to achieve the desired aim or result Opposite of present participle for to proceed or turn out in a specified or successful way (succeed to) Opposite of present participle for to become the new rightful holder of an office, title, or property Opposite of present participle for to take over a throne, office, or other position from Opposite of present participle for to come after and take the place of … more ▼ ▲ Adjective ▲ Opposite of coming after something in time or place preceding previous antecedent prior foregoing precedent earlier former past anterior forenamed said prevenient precursive supra pre-existing fore early old last bygone historical erstwhile older gone by gone-by gone long-ago ages ago way back way back when first quondam recent ancient elapsed latter over and done foregone before beforehand finished completed defunct departed sometime archaic dated olden established onetime long ago of old one-time long-gone long departed long past one time old-time long gone latter-day as was in the olden days ex back when ex- in the good old days down memory lane more ❯ Adjective ▲ Opposite of following, in succession, without interruption inconsecutive inconsequent nonconsecutive nonsequential single broken unconsecutive separate discontinuous sporadic alternate interrupted alternating intermittent aperiodic disjointed simultaneous on and off Adjective ▲ Opposite of in continuing or consecutive order disordered out of order inconsecutive nonconsecutive nonsequential inconsequent discontinuous interrupted broken non-consecutive unconsecutive infrequent alternate inconsequential intermittent separate illogical irrational simultaneous unreasonable Adjective ▲ Opposite of about to come into office, or into a role or position outgoing Adjective ▲ Opposite of beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim over the hill on the way out Adjective ▲ Opposite of the next in order after the following consecutive straight continuous successional uninterrupted ensuing “He seemed to think that this was beginning to be a pattern of behavior because her tempers were manifesting on consecutive days.” Preposition ▲ (later than) Opposite of more late before foregoing preceding prior to antecedent to anterior precedent to previous to earlier than sooner than in advance of no later than not later than ahead of afore anterior to in front of followed by just before “Barry hoped that he would take the stage before Miranda, but the producers would veto the move.” Noun ▲ Opposite of something achieved with effort, skill, or courage naught nonachievement nonfulfillment nought failure forfeit loss miss surrender Verb ▲ (failing) Opposite of present participle for to achieve the desired aim or result failing blundering flopping floundering flunking foundering languishing underachieving yielding buckling collapsing crumpling fizzling fluffing misfiring bombing cratering defaulting disappointing falling losing slipping underperforming miscarrying falling flat falling short coming a cropper going belly up falling by the wayside going by the board going down missing the mark not making the grade coming to grief falling on one's face going belly-up not succeeding hitting rock bottom lacking success not passing biting the dust falling flat on your face striking out suffering defeat missing the boat going astray going downhill hitting the skids not coming up to scratch “He would sadly fail, yet failure could never stop him from trying again.” Verb ▲ (yielding) Opposite of present participle for to achieve the desired aim or result yielding giving up capitulating folding giving in surrendering relenting succumbing ceding conceding falling giving acquiescing forfeiting relinquishing submitting passing admitting defeat accepting defeat conceding defeat backing down caving in laying down packing it in tossing it in buckling under giving up the struggle putting up white flag raising the white flag throwing in the towel waving the white flag laying down arms showing the white flag “His perseverance was admirable, but even he knew that it was time to give up.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to proceed or turn out in a specified or successful way failing flopping backfiring misfiring bombing crashing folding miscarrying missing aborting collapsing disappointing fizzling flunking foundering blundering floundering falling flat falling short falling through going wrong striking out breaking down coming to naught coming to nothing coming unstuck fizzling out fizzing out going awry going pear-shaped not going as planned washing out failing to go off going amiss going up in smoke not coming off petering out turning out badly meeting with disaster running aground coming a cropper going down like a lead balloon coming to grief “Jack Traven's plan to remove the bomb from under the bus would ultimately fail.” Verb ▲ (succeed to) Opposite of present participle for to become the new rightful holder of an office, title, or property abdicating relinquishing renouncing abjuring abnegating disinheriting leaving resigning retiring surrendering vacating waiving withdrawing yielding abandoning ceding disowning dropping foregoing forgoing quitting “This is the day that I officially abdicate my throne and pass the kingship on to my successor.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to take over a throne, office, or other position from preceding antedating predating coming before going before going ahead of paving the way for “Robert Baratheon's reign of the Seven Kingdoms would precede Joffrey's.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to come after and take the place of preceding anteceding foregoing guiding heading leading prevening “I believe the better approach would be to let your work precede your reputation.” Find more words! 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