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be short of

VERB

lack

Synonyms

STRONGEST

need require want

STRONG

minus miss out

WEAK

be deficient in be without have need of hurting for not got too little too late

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike have

VERB

want

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand require

STRONG

miss starve

WEAK

be deficient be deprived of be found wanting be insufficient be poor be without fall short in have need of stand in need of

Antonyms

WEAK

despise dislike hate have

Example Sentences

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Even if the strait reopens this month, the International Energy Agency expects the oil market to be short of barrels until the fourth quarter of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

If reserves of crude remain contained within their respective countries, Southeast Asia could be short of 2 million to 3 million barrels of crude daily.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

"You can be short of confidence when things aren't going your way. To get to 41-10 from where we were at half-time was the pleasing thing."

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

If they are relegated, Ipswich will not be short of offers in the summer to sign their main forward.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

It is very bad for the soldiers to be short of food.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

be short of

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