What is another word for fall short?
Pronunciation:
[ fˈɔːl ʃˈɔːt], [ fˈɔːl ʃˈɔːt], [ f_ˈɔː_l ʃ_ˈɔː_t]
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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.
How to use "Fall short" in context?
How to fall short Without Really Trying
If you want to fall short and have fun doing it, there are a few things you can do.
First, forget about trying to be perfect. This will only make you frustrated and create tension. Instead, accept that you're going to make mistakes, but don't worry because they're going to be FUN mistakes.
Second, let go of any expectations you have for yourself. Forget about aiming to be the best and instead just enjoy the journey. You don't have to be "perfect" to have a good time.
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