Carrying off is a phrasal verb that means to successfully achieve something, to win or achieve something, or execute a plan in a successful manner. Its antonyms include failing, losing, flopping, bungling, fumbling, and botching. These antonyms depict the opposite of successfully achieving something, which implies unsuccessful or poor execution of plans. Carrying off also has antonyms that describe giving up or not attempting to approach a task, which include backing down, chickening out, quitting, and conceding. Knowing the antonyms of carrying off could expand one's vocabulary and help in expressing the opposite meaning of successful completion of tasks.