shortfall

[shawrt-fawl] / ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl /

NOUN

deficit; imperfection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficiency flaw lack loss shortage shortcoming

STRONG

arrears default defectiveness inadequacy incompleteness insufficiency

WEAK

in the hole in the red insufficience red ink underage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abundance enough perfection plenty success sufficiency

Example Sentences

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But the government "will not immediately increase this shortfall", he added.

From Barron's

That shortfall could shrink next month with more oil flowing through the pipe and releases from strategic stockpiles in the U.S. and its allies.

From The Wall Street Journal

They estimated that shortfall at 10 million barrels per day by April.

From MarketWatch

Near collisions on runways at U.S. airports persist amid operating constraints and communication shortfalls.

From The Wall Street Journal

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