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What is another word for
fall short
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▼
▲
To be less satisfactory than expected
To have a disastrous outcome
To fail, especially in spectacular fashion
(
of a game or contest
)
To fail to win
To fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of
To deny or be denied (of something)
To (gradually) decrease or reduce in level, amount or degree
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▲
Verb
▲
To be less satisfactory than expected
be deficient
be lacking
be wanting
disappoint
fail
be inadequate
be insufficient
fail to meet
fail to reach
prove inadequate
fail to live up to
not come up to scratch
not make the grade
not be up to snuff
fail to live up to one's expectations
“Government should use civilized stratagems to arrest those who
fall short
of the law.”
Verb
▲
To have a disastrous outcome
come to grief
be frustrated
break down
fall through
go awry
go wrong
meet with failure
miscarry
bomb
collapse
come unstuck
fail
fall flat
fizzle out
flop
fold
founder
go phut
meet with disaster
come a cropper
come to naught
come to nothing
fizzle
go pear-shaped
tank
bite the dust
go on the rocks
go to the wall
go up in smoke
come to a bad end
come to a sticky end
go down like a lead balloon
misfire
abort
rebound
backfire
boomerang
recoil
be abortive
be unsuccessful
go amiss
miss
blunder
flounder
slip
be ruined
backslide
miss the mark
decline
go downhill
turn out badly
hit bottom
lose status
back wrong horse
go astray
go down
lose control
deteriorate
be in vain
miss fire
be demoted
fall
play into
be defeated
lose out
gang agley
go down swinging
be found lacking
miss the boat
run aground
hit the skids
explode
fail to go off
poop out
not come off
fizz out
peter out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To fail, especially in spectacular fashion
flunk
fail
flop
founder
miss
bust
bomb
collapse
crater
fold
plow
US
plough
UK
tank
underperform
underachieve
flame out
screw up
strike out
wash out
be unsuccessful
be found lacking
do something badly
drop out
not make the grade
not pass
not come up to scratch
not come up to the mark
fall flat
fizzle
miss the mark
miscarry
fizzle out
fall through
break down
not succeed
misfire
flounder
fluff
flatline
come to nothing
come unstuck
go belly-up
lack success
come a cropper
come to naught
be found wanting
go down like a lead balloon
fall
abort
nosedive
run aground
go down
come to grief
be found deficient
turn out badly
go awry
blunder
backfire
end
disappoint
be in vain
bite the dust
be frustrated
be ruined
not pass muster
suffer defeat
go astray
fall by the wayside
miss the boat
go to pieces
meet with disaster
foul up
trip up
go wrong
slip up
fall down
come apart at the seams
bungle
dissatisfy
terminate
flag
languish
come to a halt
crash
end in defeat
be a fiasco
end in disappointment
flummox
fall short of
bring to naught
not show
fall short of expectations
close
bellyflop
come apart
lose money
not work
go to the wall
be a disappointment
be a disaster
not come up to expectations
abate
decline
degenerate
decrease
deteriorate
diminish
drop
weaken
wither
dwindle
wane
be deficient
fall away
die down
die out
die away
go amiss
be insufficient
not come to ripeness
drop off
be lacking
be inadequate
be wanting
yield
give
crumple
buckle
slip
be defeated
go downhill
be demoted
hit the skids
fall flat on your face
lay an egg
go pear-shaped
be rejected
hit rock bottom
blow up in someone's face
go up in smoke
go by the board
cave in
come unglued
break
go bust
go bump
go belly up
wallow
stop
halt
stall
die
cease to function
run down
conk out
stop functioning
cut out
stop working
fade out
lose power
seize up
give out
go phut
go kaput
fade away
pack up
give up the ghost
peter out
lose
fail miserably
sink without trace
go out of business
blow it
bomb out
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
of a game or contest
)
To fail to win
lose
be beaten
be defeated
suffer defeat
be bested by
be the loser
capitulate
come off second-best
fail
fall
succumb
yield
be conquered
be trounced
be vanquished
bow out
cede
collapse
go down
keel
lose out
relent
relinquish
abdicate
admit defeat
back down
be worsted
bow
come to grief
come up short
default
get the worst
give in
go under
have the worst
lay down arms
take a licking
throw in the towel
be humbled
be outdistanced
be taken to cleaners
come a cropper
crash out
meet one's Waterloo
suffer
take a beating
drop a bundle
come off second best
get the worst of it
be unsuccessful
surrender
submit
concede defeat
fold
throw in the sponge
give up
concede
quit
budge
defer
show the white flag
cave in
be overcome
be overwhelmed
raise the white flag
give way
knuckle under
climb down
acquiesce
blink
crumble
wave the white flag
come to terms
give up the struggle
fall victim
accept defeat
buckle under
break
pack it in
eat crow
go along with
eat humble pie
cry uncle
roll over
toss it in
put up white flag
give yourself up
resign
buckle
give oneself over
let go
turn over
lay down
cry quits
turn in
resign yourself
fold up
call it quits
weaken
stop trying
comply
accede
give away the store
bow to
call it a day
more ❯
Verb
▲
To fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of
be unsatisfactory
disappoint
leave much to be desired
let down
not be up to scratch
not make the grade
fail
dissatisfy
frustrate
break your word
break one's promise to
fall short of expectations
fail to satisfy
dash hopes
disillusion
disenchant
Verb
▲
To deny or be denied (of something)
go without
abstain from
refrain from
abstain
cut out
deny oneself
forgo
give up
go hungry
lack
lack for something
need
suffer deprivation
swear off
want
be deprived
be in need
be in want
be without
do without
go short
not have
be deprived of
abandon
drop
kick
sit out
withhold from
pass up
pass on
leave out
say goodbye to
yield
relinquish
give something a miss
part with
sacrifice
keep from
Verb
▲
To (gradually) decrease or reduce in level, amount or degree
shrink
diminish
lessen
decrease
wane
decline
dwindle
abate
subside
ebb
ease
fall
moderate
recede
lower
taper
relent
remit
reduce
pall
drop
fail
minimise
UK
minimize
US
de-escalate
drop off
taper off
let up
fall away
drain away
phase down
ratchet down
die down
fall off
die out
die away
dry up
fade
weaken
slacken
flag
slump
wither
vanish
deteriorate
attenuate
evaporate
droop
dissolve
contract
degenerate
dim
crumble
atrophy
disintegrate
collapse
evanesce
slack off
melt away
grow faint
wind down
go downhill
be on the way out
get smaller
become weak
ease off
fade away
waste away
give way
tail off
give in
draw to a close
peter out
sink
plummet
mitigate
soften
alleviate
grow less
plunge
depreciate
relax
quell
temper
drain
go down
lighten
disappear
grow smaller
nosedive
assuage
decay
wear away
become smaller
tumble
downsize
come to an end
crash
settle
devaluate
shrivel
allay
tone down
calm
dip
slow down
wear down
dampen
erode
die off
slacken off
descend
calm down
ease up
rachet down
take a nosedive
run low
downscale
check
curb
quieten
dive
deplete
waste
slow
dent
trail
take the edge off
restrain
curtail
become less
dilute
drop away
trail off
dull
thin
regress
depress
languish
decrement
impair
subdue
blur
quiet
close
get less
lose edge
narrow down
knock down
cut down
undermine
tail away
soothe
blunt
sap
deaden
extenuate
wilt
cut
cripple
relieve
mollify
palliate
cease
melt
downturn
slake
terminate
crater
minify
slack
buckle
slope
cut back
roll back
take the sting out
take the bite out
rebate
slash
wear off
cool off
cave in
become weaker
fold up
break down
become lower
come to a stop
go through the floor
trail away
settle down
quieten down
hit the floor
modify
peter
degrade
release
stop
finish
disengage
modulate
abbreviate
retrench
mute
damp
muffle
moulder
UK
rot
bate
be used up
go downwards
get lower
abase
squelch
smother
cushion
stifle
cool
retire
close out
slip
perish
shrivel up
become emaciated
grow weak
pare down
make less
turn down
decimate
decelerate
fade out
fizzle out
make smaller
unlax
lull
still
ebb away
die away or out
die away or down
run out
give out
molder
US
wither away
put a damper on
thin down
thin out
phase out
relapse
drop down
disable
totter
lose
lapse
skid
devalue
level off
enervate
chill out
debilitate
drag
backslide
cheapen
cool it
flop
enfeeble
bow out
dissipate
vitiate
lose value
deflate
constrict
offset
go into a tailspin
decrease in value
decline in price
hit the dirt
tip over
be precipitated
take a header
shake
water down
crush
break
destroy
damage
hurt
implode
burst
crumple
sap the strength of
put the kibosh on
founder
give
fold
yield
tame
desist
clip
collapse inward
fall in
soft-pedal
come down
slack up
more ❯
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