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fall short
adjective as in go without
verb as in fail
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall through
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in flop
verb as in let down
verb as in lose
Strong matches
verb as in miscarry
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in misfire
verb as in miss
verb as in shrink
Example Sentences
But Maresca believes the inexperience of his squad, which has an average age of just over 23, is a reason they will ultimately fall short this season.
But not all hope is equally effective; wishful thinking often falls short.
But the union says this falls short of a full impact assessment which would also take in to account the effect on older people’s health.
However, they fell short of a majority and their rivals united to form a new government.
Additionally, current technologies face limitations in producing organoids at scale, falling short of meeting industrial demands.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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