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falls short
verb as in let down
verb as in lose
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verb as in misfire
verb as in miss
verb as in shrink
verb as in wane
verb as in miscarry
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- 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
- fall short
- 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
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in fail
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- 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
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in flop
Strongest matches
Weak matches
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Example Sentences
Despite general good intentions, however, even good physicians can deliver care that falls short.
As a result, the exhibit falls short of showing Mary as real woman, as a protagonist in her own life story.
She eventually falls short because the campers are no longer in need of her services—they have HelloFlo.
That falls short of what justice demands, but imagine how it would go over in a GOP primary debate on Fox News.
He did nothing to hurt himself in Tampa, and in fact, if the ticket falls short, Paul Ryan already has a leg up for 2016.
He never forgets by what solemn rules of duty and honor he will be judged if he falls short of his obligations.
When the spirit falls short of its due degree of self-sustained hardihood, fear finds its way to the heart.
This is, at any rate, the view taken by society; for if a man falls short in his relations with his fellows, he is punished.
Each, however, has in general a stated period, which in ordinary circumstances it neither much exceeds nor falls short of.
Yet it is issued "with authority," and Mr. Mivart falls short of the truth in admitting it has never "incurred any condemnation."
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On this page you'll find 375 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to falls short, such as: abandon, depress, disenchant, disillusion, dissatisfy, and fail.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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