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play into(verb, phrasal verb, decline, fall)
2
run aground(verb, decline, fall, fail)
2
turn out badly(verb, idiom, decline, fall)
1
cave in(verb, drop, fall, fail)
1
come up short(verb, idiom, drop, decline)
1
drop a bundle(verb, idiom, drop, decline)
1
go under(verb, phrasal verb, drop, decline)
1
kiss goodbye(verb, drop, decline, fall)
1
make less(verb, drop, fall, fail)
1
miss the mark(verb, idiom, decline, fall)
1
suffer defeat(verb, drop, decline, reduce)
1
take a beating(verb, idiom, drop, decline)
1
take the count(verb, idiom, drop, decline)
1
take the heat(verb, idiom, drop, decline)
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become insolvent(verb, fall, bomb, flop)
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close down(verb, fall, bomb, flop)
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go amiss(fail, founder, backfire)
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go bankrupt(verb, fall, bomb, flop)
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go belly up(verb, idiom, fall, bomb)
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go broke(verb, fall, bomb, flop)
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APASmart Define. (2015). be defeated thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/be_defeated/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, be defeated thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/be_defeated/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "be defeated thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/be_defeated/thesaurus/synonyms>