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Fall flat

To produce no effect; to fail in the intended effect.

📖 Definitions of "Fall flat"

verb

1
To produce no effect; to fail in the intended effect.
"The politician's speech fell flat."

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fall throughverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed.
flopnoun	(intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
foundernoun	One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
fall to the groundverb	To come to nothing; to fail.
flat outnoun	Complete, total, downright.
come to noughtverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To fail completely; to have no successful result.
come to nothingverb	(idiomatic) To fail completely; to have no result.
fall flat on one's faceverb	(figuratively) To fail miserably, especially in an obvious or embarrassing way.
ineffectualizeverb	(transitive) To make ineffectual.
failverb	(intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
fall backverb	To retreat.
go nowhereverb	(idiomatic) To fail to progress, to fail to attain a favorable result or outcome.
underwhelmverb	To fail to impress; to perform disappointingly.
fizzlenoun	An abortive effort; a flop or dud.
fall down onverb	To stumble or unintentionally descend and land on
flat	Having no variations in height.
fall downverb	(intransitive) To fall to the ground. To collapse.
fall oververb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
fail ofverb	(obsolete) To come short of accomplishing (a purpose); to fail to do.
come to naughtverb	Alternative form of come to nought. [(idiomatic, intransitive) To fail completely; to have no successful result.]

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