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Synonyms for fall short

  • verb

Most common

come short want miss come up short

All synonyms

Verb

come short, want, miss, come up short, fail

Antonyms

transcend, surpass, suffice

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.

    I did my best, but fell far short of the score cutoff.

Example sentences

  • miss They came early so they wouldn't miss the prelude.
  • fail See to it that this letter is posted without fail.

By length

4 letters
want1, miss1, fail1