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failing has 2 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 3 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is passing.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
a flaw or weak point
“he was quick to point out his wife's failings”
failure to reach a minimum required performance
“his failing the course led to his disqualification”
1 of the 3 recorded senses carries no synonym, antonym or related term, so it is not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for failing.
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for failing come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.