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Synonyms for go wrong

9 synonyms
1 antonym
3 meanings

verb

Most common

go to hell go to pot lapse degenerate go bad stray miscarry

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Go to hell — to worsen; to fail or go amiss; to have a bad outcome

go to hell, go to pot, lapse, degenerate

2. Go bad — to become wicked or depraved

go bad, break bad informal, stray

3. Miscarry

Antonyms

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Definitions

v. 1
To worsen; to fail or go amiss; to have a bad outcome.
Everything seems to be going very badly wrong today.
v. 2
To become wicked or depraved.
v. 3
To malfunction.
The vending machine went wrong and dispensed five cans of drink at once.

Example sentences

lapse Tom began to lapse in and out of consciousness.
degenerate Don't allow your muscles to degenerate.
stray I found a stray dog on my way home. Can I keep it?

By length

4 letters: fail¹
5 letters: stray¹, lapse¹
8 letters: miscarry
10 letters: degenerate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (degenerate⁴ = 4 syllables).

In other languages

Français: mal tourner
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