Thesaurus / fall short
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synonyms for fall short
- abandon
- depress
- disillusion
- dissatisfy
- fail
- lower
- pull down
- take down
- disenchant
- leave in lurch
- leave stranded
- suffer
- squander
- drop
- fail
- waste
- surrender
- forget
- bereave
- consume
- forfeit
- misplace
- lavish
- deplete
- miss
- capitulate
- dissipate
- rob
- exhaust
- sacrifice
- displace
- disinherit
- relinquish
- oust
- expend
- drain
- default
- yield
- dispossess
- misspend
- divest
- give up
- be careless
- be impoverished
- be reduced
- become poorer
- fail to keep
- pass up
- suffer loss
- use up
- flop
- fizzle
- backfire
- blunder
- explode
- flounder
- abort
- slip
- miscarry
- miss
- peter out
- fall flat
- break down
- come to nothing
- fizz out
- fizzle out
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- drop
- forget
- skip
- misplace
- slip
- miscarry
- trip
- blow
- botch
- overlook
- fumble
- juggle
- flub
- slight
- mislay
- err
- misfire
- omit
- blunder
- ignore
- muff
- lose
- disregard
- neglect
- pass over
- overshoot
- undershoot
- be late for
- drop the ball
- fall flat on face
- let go
- let slip
- pass up
- trip up
- wane
- dwindle
- shorten
- reduce
- drop off
- fall off
- wither
- decrease
- lessen
- diminish
- narrow
- shrivel
- weaken
- wrinkle
- compress
- condense
- deflate
- concentrate
- contract
- fail
- constrict
- waste
- grow smaller
- waste away
- dim
- abate
- ebb
- dwindle
- subside
- atrophy
- wither
- decrease
- fade
- slacken
- peter out
- shrink
- weaken
- decline
- drop
- relent
- sink
- fall
- fail
- moderate
- let up
- die out
- taper off
- die down
- die away
- draw to a close
- ease off
- fade away
- slack off
- waste away
- wind down
- abort
- decline
- founder
- flounder
- misfire
- flop
- blunder
- fold
- fizzle
- slip
- fall
- miss
- backslide
- deteriorate
- go down
- fall through
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- go astray
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
- decline
- fall
- founder
- flounder
- flop
- blunder
- fold
- abort
- fizzle
- slip
- miscarry
- miss
- backslide
- deteriorate
- go down
- break down
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall through
- go astray
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
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- meet
- face
- succeed
- maintain
- take
- keep
- hold
- give
- fill
- starve
- gather
- collect
- win
- save
- fight
- confront
- achieve
- refuse
- accumulate
- hoard
- pay attention
- keep
- regard
- look at
- attend
- succeed
- do well
- fix
- correct
- find
- meet
- face
- do
- note
- respect
- notice
- heed
- achieve
- accomplish
- remember
- take on
- meet
- face
- blow up
- strengthen
- extend
- expand
- develop
- rise
- raise
- stretch
- loosen
- lengthen
- enlarge
- increase
- grow
- raise
- win
- reach
- go up
- strengthen
- expand
- develop
- rise
- extend
- brighten
- ascend
- grow
- increase
- enlarge
- enhance
- finish
- deliver
- win
- reach
- earn
- develop
- build
- correct
- do well
- succeed
- go up
- rise
- procure
- complete
- capture
- prosper
- obtain
- merit
- gain
- achieve
- accomplish
- ascend
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How to use fall short in a sentence
Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSSometimes the stems are quite bare; on other occasions they are partly branched; in any case the branches are short.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINMany of their cannon balls that fell far short of us, were collected and returned to them with powerful effect.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSHe was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENThey are ovoid in shape, and lie in pairs, end to end, often forming short chains.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDThe left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEAs the window dropped, Ripperda saw the wounded postilion fall on the neck of his horse.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERIt mounted straight as a plume for a little way, until it met the cool air of evening which was beginning to fall.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENAnd since he was a very fast runner—for short distances—he met Grandfather Mole just as the old chap was crawling up the bank.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYPoindexter ordered his men to fall in, and they followed Porter, but at a more leisurely gait.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNWORDS RELATED TO FALL SHORT
- abort
- back wrong horse
- backslide
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- blunder
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- decline
- deteriorate
- fall
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- fizzle
- flop
- flounder
- fold
- founder
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miscarry
- miss
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
- slip
- turn out badly
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.