What is another word for shortcoming?
Pronunciation:
[ ʃˈɔːtkʌmɪŋ], [ ʃˈɔːtkʌmɪŋ], [ ʃ_ˈɔː_t_k_ʌ_m_ɪ_ŋ]
Related words: shortcomings, weaknesses, inadequacies, deficiencies, pitfalls
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Similar words for shortcoming:
- other relevant words (adjective)
- attribute (noun)
- chink in one's armor (noun)
- default (noun)
- defect (noun)
- deficiency (noun)
- deficit (noun)
- drawback (noun)
- fault (noun)
- flimsiness (noun)
- frailty (noun)
- handicap (noun)
- imbalance (noun)
- imperfection (noun)
- inability (noun)
- inadequacy (noun)
- incapability (noun)
- incompleteness (noun)
- infirmity (noun)
- insubstantiality (noun)
- lack (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- scantiness (noun)
- shortage (noun)
- sin (noun)
- unsoundness (noun)
- weakness (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Shortcoming:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)n.
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- difficulty,
- burden,
- problem,
- issue,
- trouble,
- nuisance,
- trials and tribulations,
- hardship,
- baggage,
- disturbance.
- under belly,
- vulnerable places,
- under-belly,
- chink in one armor,
- chink ones armor,
- chink in ones armor,
- weak links,
- chink armor,
- chink one's armor,
- under-bellies,
- chink-armor,
- chink one armor,
- weak sides,
- under bellies.
- dis regard,
- over-looking,
- de faults,
- dis-regards,
- over-sight,
- in sufficiency,
- dis regards,
- dis-regard,
- over looking,
- non payment,
- over sights,
- non-payments,
- non payments,
- over-sights,
- overlookings,
- in sufficiencies,
- over sight,
- de fault,
- in-sufficiencies,
- de-fault,
- de-faults,
- in-sufficiency.
- dis-coloration,
- marrings,
- mis-take,
- dis-colorations,
- mis takes,
- mis take,
- dis coloration,
- dis colorations,
- mis-takes,
- in-jury,
- rough spots,
- in jury,
- in juries.
- in-effectualness,
- incapacitations,
- in-effectiveness,
- in competence,
- in-capacitation,
- in-efficacy,
- in aptitude,
- dis-qualification,
- in efficacies,
- in aptitudes,
- in utilities,
- in-capacitations,
- un fitness,
- in efficiencies,
- un-fitness,
- in-effectivenesses,
- in-capacity,
- un-fitnesses,
- ineptnesses,
- in-competence,
- in-effectualnesses,
- in-efficiencies,
- in effectivenesses,
- in-competences,
- in efficacy,
- in efficiency,
- in-utilities,
- in-aptitudes,
- in-utility,
- in capacity,
- in effectualnesses,
- in utility,
- in effectiveness,
- in effectualness,
- dis-qualifications,
- in competences,
- in-efficacies,
- inaptitudes,
- in-aptitude,
- un fitnesses,
- dis qualifications,
- in capacities,
- dis qualification,
- in capacitations,
- in-capacities,
- in capacitation,
- in-efficiency.
- in adequacy,
- in adequacies,
- in aptnesses,
- in adequatenesses,
- in-adequacy,
- in adequateness,
- inaptnesses,
- un-suitablenesses,
- in-adequatenesses,
- in-adequateness,
- skimpinesses,
- in-aptness,
- un suitableness,
- inadequatenesses,
- in aptness,
- defectivenesses,
- un-suitableness,
- in-adequacies,
- faultinesses,
- in-aptnesses,
- un suitablenesses.
- gap,
- need,
- curtailment,
- segmental,
- fragmentation,
- sectional,
- omission,
- hiatus,
- part,
- fraction,
- discontinuity.
- ailings,
- un-healthiness,
- un healthiness,
- dis ease,
- dis-order,
- dis-orders,
- in dispositions,
- un wellnesses,
- un-healths,
- un-wellness,
- dis-eases,
- un wellness,
- flus,
- un health,
- dis orders,
- dis order,
- un-healthinesses,
- in disposition,
- de-cays,
- un healthinesses,
- un-wellnesses,
- un healths,
- unhealthinesses,
- unhealths,
- dis-ease,
- ill healths,
- de-cay,
- de cay,
- diseasednesses,
- unwellnesses,
- sicklinesses,
- in-disposition,
- de cays,
- dis eases,
- un-health,
- in-dispositions.
- inadequacy,
- deficit,
- failings,
- default,
- inability to hack it,
- shortfall,
- weak side,
- imperfection,
- unwellness,
- Gluttonies,
- evil-doing,
- suscept,
- handicap,
- incompetency,
- inability,
- hangup,
- Sickliness,
- foible,
- inaptitude,
- unrighteousness,
- insubstantiality,
- skimpiness,
- gluttony,
- Torts,
- inaptness,
- incapability,
- Incapacitation,
- daintiness,
- inefficiencies,
- unsoundness,
- imbalance,
- knot,
- sinfulness,
- shoddiness,
- wrongness,
- frailty,
- tort,
- defalcations,
- sin,
- tightness,
- ungodliness,
- scantiness,
- fly in the ointment,
- chink in one's armor,
- inutility,
- Non-payment,
- Peccability,
- errors,
- Unhealth,
- leanness,
- Insufficience,
- chink in armor,
- fault,
- puniness,
- faultiness,
- unsuitableness,
- weak link,
- in the hole,
- neglect,
- underbellies,
- lack,
- unhealthiness,
- inadequateness,
- flaw,
- powerlessness,
- millstone,
- due bill,
- encumbrance,
- dead horse,
- miss,
- weakness,
- infirmity,
- inefficacy,
- Veniality,
- weakliness,
- flu,
- evil doing,
- vulnerable place,
- in hock,
- scar,
- ineptness,
- speck,
- red ink,
- psychological baggage,
- Diseasedness,
- defectiveness,
- defalcation,
- deficiency,
- drawback,
- inutilities,
- defect,
- rough spot,
- underbelly,
- ill health.
- evil doings,
- un-godliness,
- un-righteousnesses,
- mis deed,
- un-righteousness,
- venialities,
- un righteousness,
- mis deeds,
- mis-deed,
- dis obediences,
- wrongnesses,
- dis obedience,
- dis-obedience,
- un godlinesses,
- un godliness,
- ungodlinesses,
- un righteousnesses,
- mis-deeds,
- sinfulnesses,
- evil-doings,
- unrighteousnesses,
- un-godlinesses,
- dis-obediences.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
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- limitation.
- liability,
- spot,
- bankruptcy,
- debility,
- blot,
- scarce,
- superiority,
- sketchiness,
- violation,
- leeway,
- slip,
- difference,
- weak spot,
- defection,
- decline,
- immaturity,
- half blood,
- Nonfulfillment,
- vice,
- Make-weight,
- error,
- unsubstantiality,
- inequity,
- break,
- inequality,
- Inequation,
- destitution,
- goof,
- want,
- partiality,
- labor in vain,
- odds,
- inexactness,
- slip-up,
- Imparity,
- minimum,
- drawn battle,
- gaffe,
- quirk,
- crevice,
- hang-up,
- blemish,
- botch,
- Arrearage,
- inferiority,
- dearth,
- catch,
- faute,
- bar sinister,
- faux pas,
- famine,
- snag,
- weight,
- fluff,
- disproportion,
- inexactitude,
- stint,
- Noncompletion,
- infraction,
- fallibility,
- short measure,
- preoccupation,
- glitch,
- Wantage,
- crack,
- loophole,
- disadvantage,
- disequilibrium,
- taint,
- disparity,
- privation,
- starvation,
- rift,
- adulteration,
- negligence,
- nonuniformity,
- incompetence,
- fallacy,
- asymmetry,
- demerit,
- falling short,
- Subordinacy,
- trespass,
- bare subsistence,
- bias,
- delinquency,
- Nonpreparation,
- flimsiness,
- indiscretion,
- half measures,
- failure,
- drought,
- blunder,
- impairment,
- discrepancy,
- irregularity,
- patchiness,
- inaccuracy,
- slump,
- transgression,
- smallness,
- Defectibility,
- mediocrity,
- peccadillo,
- injustice,
- lapsus,
- short,
- impoverishment,
- impurity,
- crotchet,
- beggary,
- stumble,
- misdeed,
- unbalance,
- dereliction,
- mistake,
- kink,
- contrariety,
- twist,
- hole,
- inconsistency,
- overbalance,
- heterogeneity,
- deprivation,
- attainder,
- erroneousness,
- set back,
- minority,
- impotence,
- peculiarity,
- eccentricity,
- misstep,
- blind spot,
- idiosyncrasy,
- unevenness,
- oversight,
- absence.
How to use "Shortcoming" in context?
A shortcoming is a weakness or a defect in someone's character. It can be anything from being forgetful to being lazy. Sometimes it can be hard to recognize our own shortcoming since we hope to be good people. But, even if we don't know our own shortcomings, we can still try to detect them in others.
Paraphrases for Shortcoming:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
defect, deficiency, gap, weakness.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
abnormality, absence, anomaly, breach, constraint, default, disability, discrepancy, failing, impediment, impossibility, impotence, incompleteness, lack, lapse, limitation, malfunction, misconduct, obstacle, oversight, paucity, powerlessness, restriction, situation, vacuum, void.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
dearth, deficit, disadvantage, downside, drawback, error, failure, fault, flaw, glitch, handicap, impairment, inadequacy, inconvenience, insufficiency, lacuna, loophole, mistake, omission, problem, scarcity, shortage, shortfall, unavailability, Lacunae.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Shortcoming:
Hyponym for Shortcoming:
n.
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attribute
disadvantage.
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attribute
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