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shortfalls

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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Like many large law enforcement agencies, the sheriff’s department is facing staffing shortfalls and difficulty in recruiting new hires.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Yet its arsenal is facing such drastic shortfalls in some of its most critical weapons!

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

At the same time, the federal government would borrow an additional $25 trillion to cover Social Security’s annual shortfalls.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

In rewriting Japan’s national-security strategy, Takaichi will have to contend with challenges including Japan’s aging population and recruitment shortfalls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The unemployment caused home foreclosures, leading to shortfalls in property tax receipts, and therefore holes in the school budget.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove