Synonyms for Shortcomings:

• n.

  •shortages (noun)
  • inadequacies,
  • lacks,
  • insufficiencies,
  • deficits,
  • shortfalls,
  • arrears,
  • imperfections,
  • shortages,
  • Deficiencies.

Paraphrases for Shortcomings:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, plural
    weaknesses.
  • Proper noun, singular
    weaknesses, deficiency, Deficiencies, gap, gaps.
  • Noun, plural
    shortages, drawbacks, defects, demerits, weaknesses, Deficiencies, gaps.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    disadvantages.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, plural
    limitations.
  • Proper noun, singular
    inappropriate, lack, Contra, cons, city, harmful, weak, palace.
  • Noun, plural
    Inconsistencies, transgressions, missing, constraints, matters, complications, conditions, discrepancies, circumstances, obstructions, limitations, wrongdoings, hindrances, mistakes, restrictions, issues, misdemeanours, differences, setbacks, Irregularities, impediments, inefficiencies, failing, failings, criticisms, obstacles, Abnormalities, contraventions, disruptions, Inaccuracies, malfunction, malfunctions, characteristics, purposes, wrongs, Disparities, imbalances, Improprieties, vulnerabilities, idiots, downsides, requirements, things, Disincentives, infractions, Miscarriages, misdemeanors, misdeeds, aspects, infringements, objections, components, shocks, bottlenecks, Blemishes, injustices, contraintes, strengths, contraints, Defaulting, instances, scarcities, detriments, breaches, improvements, reductions, corrections, ceilings, fragilities, concerns, aberrations, situations, troubles, Anomalies, distortions, dimensions, ailments, challenges, niches, inequities, terms, Complexities, FACETS, qualifications, pronouncements, IMPACTS, disorders, rulings, Risks, beatings, grievances, reports, illnesses, incidents, lacks, respects, advantages, violations, inspections, dysfunctions, confines, Frailties, questions, deviations, crashes, points, Uncertainties, costs, Maladies, observations, differentials, elements, malpractices, offences, caveats, merits, effects, hardships, margins, restraints, decisions, non-compliances, convictions, handicaps, thresholds, pitfalls, harms, deficits, breakdowns, mansions, shares, DTCS, outrages, Misses, lessons, handicapped, deprivations, references, trade-offs, minuses, foibles, fails, limites, Headaches, skills, exemptions, losses, directors, reversals, actions, disbenefits, commercials, efficiencies, Biases, items, failed, hassles, barriers, offenses, reserves, Travers, burdens, blows, successes, findings, compromises, departures, authors, underages, liabilities, Vacancies, Disabilities, scares, fringes, details, sins, checkers, hurdles, features, grounds, limits, Delays, needs, voids, Areas, arrears, default, defaults, acts, stresses, lagoons, bugs, Penalties, lapses, results, outcomes, ills, judgements, Agencies, verdicts, sentences, cases, data, leaks, Programs, vices, pressures, outposts, practices, negatives, slots, debts, morons, odds, slips, fail, drifts, abuses, Judgments, workouts, spots, Activities, cracks, Vacuums, bounds, outlets, borders, unable, ponds, realms, Boundaries, caps, individuals, Studies, palaces, flows, lakes, awards, drops, types, evils, pros, warps, Backs, cuts, holes, impairments, LINEs, cons.
  • Verb, past participle
    desired.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    disadvantages, impairment, impairments.
  • Noun, plural
    imperfections, shortfalls, omissions, inconveniences, flaws, glitches, inadequacies, failures, insufficiencies, Difficulties, problems, errors, loopholes, faults.
  • Verb, past participle
    flawed.

Shortcomings Sentence Examples:

• A low - priced nurse is seldom a cheap one, as her shortcomings may be reflected in the health of the mother or the infant long after she has left the case.

• The sensible master and the kind mistress know, that if servants depend on them for their means of living, in their turn they are dependent on their servants for very many of the comforts of life; and that, with a proper amount of care in choosing servants, and treating them like reasonable beings, and making slight excuses for the shortcomings of human nature, they will, save in some exceptional case, be tolerably well served, and, in most instances, surround themselves with attached domestics.

Homophones for Shortcomings:

• scratchiness, scratching, short-change.