Synonyms of comes up empty

comes up empty

phrase

present tense third-person singular of come up empty

as in fails

to be unsuccessful

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Synonyms & Similar Words

• fails
• collapses
• flops
• folds
• struggles
• falls short
• misses
• bombs
• falls flat
• comes to grief
• lays an egg
• strikes out
• tanks
• founders
• flames out
• comes a cropper
• flunks
• craters
• dies on the vine
• falls on one's face
• washes out
• goes under
• declines
• crashes
• slips
• slumps
• skids
• wanes
• crumbles
• flounders
• miscarries
• misfires
• sinks
• implodes
• self-destructs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• goes over
• works out
• goes
• comes off
• succeeds
• delivers
• clicks
• flourishes
• cooks
• pans out
• thrives
• prevails
• wins
• prospers
• triumphs