lays an egg

The phrase “lays an egg” has 3 syllables: lays an egg

It's pronounced as /leɪz ən ɛɡ/


What is synonym and antonym for lays an egg?

In the thesaurus, “lays an egg” has 68 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for lays an egg along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for lays an egg

  • blunders
  • bobbles
  • bombs
  • boobs
  • botches
  • bungles
  • butchers
  • collapses
  • comes a cropper
  • comes to grief
  • comes up empty
  • crashes
  • craters
  • crumbles
  • declines
  • dies on the vine
  • drops the ball
  • errs
  • fails
  • falls flat
  • falls short
  • flames out
  • flops
  • flounders
  • flubs
  • fluffs
  • flunks
  • folds
  • foozles
  • fouls up
  • founders
  • fumbles
  • goes under
  • implodes
  • louses up
  • mangles
  • miscalculates
  • miscarries
  • misconceives
  • misconstrues
  • miscounts
  • miscues
  • misdeems
  • misfires
  • misgauges
  • mishandles
  • misinterprets
  • misjudges
  • misses
  • mistakes
  • misunderstands
  • muffs
  • murders
  • nods
  • screws up
  • self-destructs
  • sinks
  • skids
  • slips
  • slips up
  • slumps
  • strikes out
  • struggles
  • stumbles
  • tanks
  • trips
  • wanes
  • washes out

Antonyms for lays an egg

  • clicks
  • comes off
  • cooks
  • delivers
  • flourishes
  • goes
  • goes over
  • pans out
  • prevails
  • prospers
  • succeeds
  • thrives
  • triumphs
  • wins
  • works out

Example Sentences

  • Every morning, the chicken lays an egg in the same nest.
  • If a bird lays an egg in your yard, it might return again next season.
  • The old hen rarely lays an egg anymore.
  • Whenever the goose lays an egg, she guards it fiercely.
  • That duck lays an egg like clockwork every afternoon.

On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to lays an egg, such as: blunders, bobbles, bombs, boobs, botches, bungles, butchers.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

fails

  • abort
  • acts up
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  • be cleaned out
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  • let down
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falls flat

  • bombs
  • breaks down
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  • lays an egg
  • miscarries
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  • sinks
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  • wanes
  • washes out

falls short

  • bombs
  • breaks down
  • busts
  • collapses
  • comes a cropper
  • comes to grief
  • comes up empty
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  • craters
  • crumbles
  • declines
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  • dies on the vine
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  • fizzles
  • flames out
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  • flounders
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  • lays an egg
  • miscarries
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  • tanks
  • wanes
  • washes out

tanks

  • bastilles
  • big houses
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  • collapses
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  • glasshouses
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  • jailhouses
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  • lays an egg
  • lockups
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  • misfires
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  • oubliettes
  • penitentiaries
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  • prison camps
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  • self-destructs
  • sinks
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  • wanes
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  • work camps

washes out

  • blanches
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  • bombs
  • breaks
  • brightens
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  • wears to a frazzle
  • whitens
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