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be short of

  • as inlack
  • as inwant
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Synonyms for be short of

verb do not have
  • need
  • require
  • want
  • minus
  • miss
  • out
  • be deficient in
  • be short of
  • be without
  • have need of
  • hurting for
  • not got
  • too little too late

Antonyms for be short of

  • dislike
  • have
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

More words related to be short of

lack

verb. do not have
  • be deficient in
  • be short of
  • be without
  • have need of
  • hurting for
  • minus
  • miss
  • need
  • not got
  • out
  • require
  • too little too late
  • want

lacked

verb. do not have

lacks

verb. do not have

want

verb. lack, need

wants

verb. lack, need
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.