flameout
1 of 2noun
flame·out ˈflām-ˌau̇t 
1
: the unintentional cessation of operation of a jet airplane engine
2
: a sudden downfall, failure, or cessation
3
: a person whose successful career ends abruptly
flame out
2 of 2verb
flamed out; flaming out; flames out
intransitive verb
: to fail spectacularly and especially prematurely
Synonyms
Noun
- comedown
- decline
- dégringolade
- demise
- descent
- down
- downfall
- fall
- Götterdämmerung
Verb
- bomb
- collapse
- crater
- fail
- flop
- flunk
- fold
- founder
- miss
- strike out
- tank
- wash out
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Example Sentences
Noun Fans were disappointed by the team's flameout in the play-offs. before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout, she was one of the state's brightest political stars Verb even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used
Recent Examples on the Web
Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 At least the battery-car industry now has its own modern flameout stories to rank with such notable adventures as those of Tucker, DeLorean, and Bricklin. Kevin A. Wilson, Car and Driver, 17 Aug. 2022 The film debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival last month and tracks the CPK origin story from its folk art origins at Appalachian craft fairs to mass production, big box stores, TV movies, and inevitable flameout. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2022 In Thibodeau’s first season, Julius Randle became a fan favorite for setting career highs and his flameout in the playoffs seemingly could be forgiven. Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 The predicament is a looming corporate scandal that could permanently damage the Jojomon brand, just as Joan is getting her career back on track after a flameout at a previous company. Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2022 The San Francisco 49ers are hanging around at 8-7 after a flameout to Tennessee on Thursday. Jason Gay, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021 And with delicious scooplets sprinkled throughout, like the anecdote about the Ozy Media executive impersonating someone from YouTube in one of his earliest bits of reportage that led to Ozy’s swift flameout. Andy Meek, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022 The wait for Dallas (12-6) to reach even an NFC championship game will tick up to 27 years after another first-game flameout in the postseason for Dak Prescott, the second in three trips over six seasons for the star quarterback. Schuyler Dixon, ajc, 17 Jan. 2022 See More
Noun
Fighting to remain in the playoff picture, the Milwaukee Brewers couldn't have picked a worse time for an offensive flameout. Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 At least the battery-car industry now has its own modern flameout stories to rank with such notable adventures as those of Tucker, DeLorean, and Bricklin. Kevin A. Wilson, Car and Driver, 17 Aug. 2022 The film debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival last month and tracks the CPK origin story from its folk art origins at Appalachian craft fairs to mass production, big box stores, TV movies, and inevitable flameout. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2022 In Thibodeau’s first season, Julius Randle became a fan favorite for setting career highs and his flameout in the playoffs seemingly could be forgiven. Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 The predicament is a looming corporate scandal that could permanently damage the Jojomon brand, just as Joan is getting her career back on track after a flameout at a previous company. Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2022 The San Francisco 49ers are hanging around at 8-7 after a flameout to Tennessee on Thursday. Jason Gay, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021 And with delicious scooplets sprinkled throughout, like the anecdote about the Ozy Media executive impersonating someone from YouTube in one of his earliest bits of reportage that led to Ozy’s swift flameout. Andy Meek, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022 The wait for Dallas (12-6) to reach even an NFC championship game will tick up to 27 years after another first-game flameout in the postseason for Dak Prescott, the second in three trips over six seasons for the star quarterback. Schuyler Dixon, ajc, 17 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1951, in the meaning defined above
flameout 1 of 2
noun
as in demise
a loss of status before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout, she was one of the state's brightest political stars Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- demise
- downfall
- down
- setback
- comedown
- decline
- burnout
- disappointment
- meltdown
- Götterdämmerung
- crash
- dégringolade
- collapse
- defeat
- reversal
- fall
- humiliation
- breakdown
- descent
- ruin
- undoing
- nadir
- disgrace
- abasement
- bottom
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rise
- ascent
- up
- progress
- advance
- exaltation
- aggrandizement
- headway
- flower
- prime
- heyday
flame out
2 of 2verb
as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used Synonyms & Similar Words
- collapse
- flop
- fail
- strike out
- fold
- miss
- fall short
- struggle
- wash out
- bomb
- tank
- fall flat
- lay an egg
- crater
- founder
- come to grief
- come a cropper
- flunk
- die on the vine
- come up empty
- fall on one's face
- crash
- decline
- go under
- skid
- slump
- slip
- flounder
- crumble
- wane
- misfire
- sink
- miscarry
- implode
- self-destruct
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- go
- succeed
- pan out
- work out
- deliver
- come off
- click
- go over
- cook
- flourish
- prosper
- thrive
- win
- triumph
- prevail
- nonmajor
- nonmajors
- nonmalignant
- nonmalleable
- nonmammalian
- nonman
- nonmanagement
- nonmanagements
- nonmanagerial
- nonmandatory
- nonmanual
- nonmanufacturing
- nonmanufacturings
- nonmarine
- nonmarital
- nonmarket
- nonmarketable
- nonmaster
- nonmatching
- nonmaterial
- nonmaterialistic
- nonmathematical
- nonmathematician
- nonmathematicians
- nonmatriculated