Meaning

1 senses
  1. Resistant to failure; that cannot go wrong.

    Near-synonyms: foolproof, idiot-proof

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Appealing to the lowest common denominator is a failproof way to get sales or votes.

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Origin

From fail + -proof.

From fail + -proof.

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Forms

more failproof, most failproof
Comparativemore failproof Lesson
Superlativemost failproof Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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