Synonyms of fell on one's face

fell on one's face

phrase

past tense of fall on one's face

as in collapsed

to be unsuccessful

Remembering how she fell on her face giving the speech the first time spurred her to practice it till she had it down.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsed
• failed
• flopped
• folded
• missed
• fell short
• struck out
• laid an egg
• fell flat
• struggled
• washed out
• bombed
• came to grief
• died on the vine
• flamed out
• came up empty
• came a cropper
• flunked
• foundered
• tanked
• cratered
• declined
• crashed
• slipped
• went under
• slumped
• crumbled
• floundered
• skidded
• waned
• sunk
• sank
• misfired
• miscarried
• imploded
• self-destructed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worked out
• went over
• delivered
• succeeded
• went
• came off
• clicked
• panned out
• cooked
• flourished
• thrived
• prospered
• prevailed
• won
• triumphed
• throve