went down swinging (verb) fail: be unsuccessful
Sinonime: abort, back wrong horse, backslide, be defeated, be demoted, be found lacking, be in vain, be ruined,
blunder,
break down, come to naught, come to nothing,
decline,
deteriorate,
fall, fall flat, fall short, fall through, fizzle, flop, flounder,
fold,
founder, go astray, go down swinging, go down, go downhill, go up in smoke, go wrong, hit bottom, hit the skids, lose control, lose out, lose status, meet with disaster, miscarry,
miss, miss the boat, play into, run aground,
slip, turn out badly
Antonime: accomplish,
achieve,
earn,
gain,
merit,
obtain,
prosper,
reach,
succeed,
win