What is another word for fall short?
324 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ fˈɔːl ʃˈɔːt], [ fˈɔːl ʃˈɔːt], [ f_ˈɔː_l ʃ_ˈɔː_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for fall short:- go without (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- come short (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- fail (verb)
- flop (verb)
- let down (verb)
- lose (verb)
- miscarry (verb)
- misfire (verb)
- miss (verb)
- shrink (verb)
- wane (verb)
- other synonyms
- fail
- let down
- lose
- miscarry
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Fall short:
adj.
•go without (adjective)- lack,
- do without,
- want,
- need,
- abstain.
n.
•come short (noun) •Other relevant words: (noun)v.
•fail (verb)- flounder,
- go down swinging,
- be defeated,
- come to naught,
- go up in smoke,
- meet with disaster,
- backslide,
- hit bottom,
- go down,
- back wrong horse,
- go downhill,
- deteriorate,
- slip,
- fall through,
- be found lacking,
- be demoted,
- decline,
- go astray,
- turn out badly,
- fall flat,
- lose control,
- break down,
- fizzle,
- be in vain,
- lose out,
- lose status,
- go wrong,
- hit the skids,
- fold,
- miss the boat,
- play into,
- disappoint,
- come to nothing,
- run aground,
- founder,
- be ruined.
- depress,
- abandon,
- disillusion,
- lower,
- leave in lurch,
- dissatisfy,
- leave stranded,
- disenchant,
- take down,
- pull down.
- divest,
- capitulate,
- misplace,
- fail to keep,
- lavish,
- expend,
- forget,
- use up,
- drain,
- drop,
- sacrifice,
- yield,
- relinquish,
- give up,
- forfeit,
- be reduced,
- be careless,
- displace,
- be impoverished,
- misspend,
- squander,
- become poorer,
- disinherit,
- default,
- suffer,
- rob,
- surrender,
- dispossess,
- suffer loss,
- consume,
- deplete,
- exhaust,
- bereave,
- waste,
- oust,
- dissipate,
- pass up.
Other synonyms:
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- mistake for,
- mistime,
- mishandle,
- misread,
- abort,
- misjudge,
- trip-up,
- botch,
- misdiagnose,
- fool around with,
- stumble,
- err,
- miscalculate,
- misquote,
- bugger up,
- flub.
- went downhill,
- missed the boat,
- failed,
- falling short,
- went astray,
- goes astray,
- breaking down,
- goes downhill,
- be vain,
- goes wrong,
- going wrong,
- founders,
- going astray,
- going downhill,
- Floundered.
- overshoot,
- die away,
- wash out,
- flubbed,
- wane,
- waste away,
- draw close,
- overshoots,
- outed,
- fade away,
- miss,
- wasting away,
- short,
- slacking off,
- trip up,
- muff,
- flop,
- let slip,
- undershoots,
- draw to a close,
- atrophying,
- tripped up,
- taper off,
- dropping the ball,
- undershot,
- lets go,
- aways,
- fall flat on face,
- draw to close,
- wind down,
- atrophied,
- dies down,
- washed out,
- grow smaller,
- OUTS,
- coming apart,
- wasted away,
- dying down,
- Waned,
- fail,
- shrinking,
- Overshooting,
- die out,
- mislay,
- downing,
- died down,
- draws close,
- washes out,
- dropped the ball,
- ease off,
- downed,
- washing out,
- slack off,
- drawing close,
- drop the ball,
- tapers off,
- winding down,
- Downs,
- waning,
- fading away,
- shrink,
- letting go,
- fall,
- die down,
- fades away,
- undershoot,
- come apart,
- easing off,
- died out,
- miscarry,
- overshot,
- be late for.
- be deficient,
- be insufficient,
- run out,
- flunk,
- crash,
- subserve,
- be found wanting,
- turn sour,
- miss out,
- be lacking,
- destroy,
- be unsuccessful,
- lose ground,
- cancel,
- fail of,
- collapse,
- be defective,
- weaken,
- fall dead,
- serve,
- grow less,
- play second fiddle,
- dwindle,
- be inadequate,
- stop short,
- dishonour,
- fall away,
- lag,
- follow,
- give out,
- run short,
- slump,
- lapse,
- be wanting,
- fall in,
- terminate,
- not reach,
- falter,
- not make it,
- choke,
- be inferior,
- fall down,
- be disappointing.
Antonyms for Fall short:
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adj.
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v.
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fail
complete, go up, reach, prosper, deliver, finish, accomplish, merit, ascend, rise, do well, win, achieve, capture, procure, build, develop, earn, obtain, succeed, gain, correct.
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lose
fight, accumulate, starve, hold on to, maintain, hoard, gather, hold, confront, meet, face, collect, refuse, save, keep, fill, give.
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miscarry
improve.
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fail