| be defeated(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| be demoted(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| be found lacking(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| be in vain(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| be ruined(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| be unsuccessful(verb, decline, fall, slip, bomb) |
| blunder(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| decline(verb, fall, fail, slip, bomb) |
| deteriorate(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| disappoint(verb, upset, fail, frustrate, thwart) |
| fall down(verb, expression, tumble) |
| fall headlong(verb, expression, drop, meet, hit) |
| fall prostrate(verb, expression, drop, meet, hit) |
| fizzle(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| flunk |
| fold(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| go astray(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail) |
| go down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, fall) |
| go down swinging(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall) |
| go downhill(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail) |