MISCARRYING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in infertile

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miscarrying

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verb

present participle of miscarry

as in failing

to go wrong the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost

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The standard of care for miscarrying patients in the second trimester, for example, is to offer to empty the uterus, which can lower the risk of infection and sepsis, according to leading medical organizations. — Cassandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026 Kylie noted that the experience of miscarrying her first pregnancy made future pregnancies a challenge for her mentally. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 Welch ended up miscarrying shortly before she was scheduled to perform at a festival in Cornwall. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025

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For as long as a queen is reproducing at a steady clip, all the other females in her colony will be totally infertile.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026
To make the science as simple as possible, a 2018 study found that rats that were fed TPO became infertile among a slew of other health issues.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of infertile

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Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez provided the margin to prevent a tie, which under House rules is the same as a measure failing outright.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
Set against the competitive world of Fleet Street, Murdoch purchases the failing Sun and recruits Lamb, a working-class editor with a very different idea of what a newspaper can be.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of failing

Adjective

Without vegetation, a barren burn scar allows runoff to flow more quickly.

— Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
At the rocky, barren peninsula of Depotodden, though, there was an uncomfortable reminder that even this remote coastline is connected to the rest of the world.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of barren

Verb

Despite multiple warnings issued by Elizabeth Police to stay off the roads, CBS News New York saw many drivers take their chances and pay the price, getting stuck or stalling.

— Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Similar legislation failed to pass in 2023 after stalling in a committee hearing, and in 2018 after pushback from the ACLU California Action, which remains opposed to this year’s version of the bill.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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