Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [495]
Synonyms
[1] actual, concrete, existent, real, true, very—more at ACTUAL
[2] documentary, literal, nonfictional, objective, true
fac·ul·ty noun, plural -ties 1 a : ability to act or do
b : natural aptitude
2 : one of the powers of the mind or body 3 : the teachers in a school or college or one of its divisions Synonyms [1a] ability, capability, capacity, competence—more at ABILITY [1b] aptitude, endowment, flair, genius, gift, knack, talent—more at TALENT fad noun : a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : CRAZE — fad·dish adjective — fad·dish·ly adverb — fad·dist noun Synonyms craze, mode, rage, style, trend, vogue 1fade verb fad·ed; fad·ing 1 : WITHER 2 : to lose or cause to lose freshness or brilliance of color 3 : to sink away : VANISH 4 : to grow dim or faint Synonyms [2] blanch, bleach, blench, dull, pale, wash out, whiten [3] disappear, dissolve, evaporate, flee, go, melt, vanish—more at DISAPPEAR 2fade noun : a short haircut in which hair on top of the head stands high FADM abbreviation fleet admiral fae·cal, fae·ces chiefly British variant of FECAL, FECES fa·er·ie also fa·ery noun, plural fa·er·ies 1 : FAIRYLAND 2 : FAIRY 1fag verb fagged; fag·ging 1 : to work hard : DRUDGE 2 : to act as a fag 3 : to tire by strenuous activity : TIRE, EXHAUST Synonyms burn out, do in, drain, exhaust, fatigue, tire, tucker, wash out, wear, wear out, weary—more at EXHAUST 2fag noun : one who is obliged to do menial work : DRUDGE Synonyms drudge, peon, slave, toiler, worker—more at SLAVE 3fag noun : an English public-school boy who acts as servant to another 4fag verb : to act as a fag 5fag noun : CIGARETTE fag end noun 1 : a worn, poor, or useless ending or remnant unlikely to afford either pleasure or profit : REMNANT 2 : the extreme end 3 : the last part or coarser end of a web of cloth 4 : the untwisted end of a rope Synonyms end, leftover, remainder, remnant, scrap—more at SCRAP fag·ot or fag·got noun : a bundle of sticks or twigs fag·ot·ing or fag·got·ing noun : an embroidery produced by tying threads in hourglass-shaped clusters Fah or Fahr abbreviation Fahrenheit Fahr·en·heit adjective : relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometer scale with the boiling point of water at 212 degrees and the freezing point at 32 degrees above zero fa·ience or fa·ïence noun [ORIGIN: F] : earthenware decorated with opaque colored glazes 1fail verb 1 : to become feeble; especially : to decline in health 2 : to die away 3 : to stop functioning 4 : to fall short <~ed in his duty> 5 : to be or become absent or inadequate 6 : to be unsuccessful 7 : to become bankrupt 8 : to disappoint the expectations or trust of 9 : NEGLECT Synonyms [1] decay, droop, flag, go, lag, languish, sag, waste, weaken, wilt—more at WEAKEN [3] break, break down, conk, crash, cut out, die, stall Antonyms start (up) [4,8] cheat, disappoint, dissatisfy, let down—more at DISAPPOINT [6] collapse, flop, flunk, fold, wash out Antonyms succeed 2fail noun : FAILURE 1failing noun : a usu. slight or insignificant defect in character, conduct, or ability : WEAKNESS, SHORTCOMING Synonyms demerit, fault, foible, frailty, shortcoming, vice, weakness—more at FAULT 2failing preposition : in the absence or lack of faille noun : a somewhat shiny closely woven ribbed fabric (as silk) fail–safe adjective 1 : incorporating a counteractive feature for a possible source of failure 2 : having no chance of failure — fail–safe noun fail·ure noun 1 : a failing to do or perform 2 : a state of inability to perform a normal function adequately 3 : a fracturing or giving way under stress 4 : a lack of success 5 : BANKRUPTCY 6 : a falling short : DEFICIENCY 7 : DETERIORATION, DECAY 8 : one that has failed Synonyms [1] default, delinquency, dereliction, neglect, negligence,