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What is another word for
fell short
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(
of a game or contest
)
To have failed to win
Past tense for to be less satisfactory than expected
Past tense for to have a disastrous outcome
Past tense for to fail, especially in spectacular fashion
Past tense for to deny or be denied (of something)
Past tense for to fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of
Past tense for to (gradually) decrease or reduce in level, amount or degree
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Verb
▲
(
of a game or contest
)
To have failed to win
lost
suffered defeat
came off second-best
capitulated
failed
fell
felled
succumbed
yielded
yold
bowed out
ceded
collapsed
keeled
lost out
relent
relented
relinquished
went down
abdicated
admitted defeat
backed down
bowed
came to grief
came up short
defaulted
gave in
got the worst
had the worst
laid down arms
threw in the towel
took a licking
went under
came a cropper
crashed out
met one's Waterloo
suffered
took a beating
dropped a bundle
got the worst of it
came off second best
quit
put up white flag
submitted
folded
surrendered
acquiesced
conceded
deferred
quitted
blinked
budged
waved the white flag
caved in
gave way
buckled under
ate crow
threw in the sponge
gave yourself up
raised the white flag
packed it in
showed the white flag
cried uncle
knuckled under
accepted defeat
tossed it in
conceded defeat
rolled over
crumbled
ate humble pie
went along with
fell victim
agreed
bended
bent
caved
buckled
kowtowed
humbled oneself
said uncle
hoisted the white flag
surrendered to
bent the knee
gave ground
gave up
resigned yourself
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to be less satisfactory than expected
disappointed
failed
failed to meet
failed to reach
proved inadequate
failed to live up to
not came up to scratch
not made the grade
let down
left much to be desired
fallen short
not come up to scratch
proven inadequate
“Government should use civilized stratagems to arrest those who
fall short
of the law.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to have a disastrous outcome
came to grief
broke down
fell through
went awry
went wrong
met with failure
miscarried
bombed
collapsed
came unstuck
failed
fell flat
fizzled out
flopped
folded
foundered
went phut
met with disaster
came a cropper
came to naught
came to nothing
fizzled
went pear-shaped
tanked
bit the dust
went on the rocks
went to the wall
went up in smoke
came to a bad end
came to a sticky end
went down like a lead balloon
aborted
rebounded
rebound
backfired
boomeranged
floundered
went amiss
exploded
missed
recoiled
slipped
blundered
petered out
fizzed out
misfired
failed to go off
not came off
pooped out
come to grief
broken down
fallen through
gone awry
gone wrong
come unstuck
fallen flat
gone phut
come a cropper
come to naught
come to nothing
fallen short
gone pear-shaped
bitten the dust
gone on the rocks
gone to the wall
gone up in smoke
come to a bad end
come to a sticky end
gone down like a lead balloon
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to fail, especially in spectacular fashion
flunked
failed
flopped
foundered
missed
busted
bombed
collapsed
cratered
folded
plowed
US
ploughed
UK
tanked
underperformed
underachieved
flamed out
screwed up
struck out
washed out
did something badly
dropped out
not made the grade
not passed
not came up to scratch
fell flat
fizzled
missed the mark
miscarried
misfired
fell through
fizzled out
broke down
floundered
came to nothing
not succeeded
fluffed
flatlined
came unstuck
came to naught
fell
felled
aborted
went belly-up
ran aground
went awry
went down
lacked success
came to grief
hit the skids
came a cropper
went down like a lead balloon
turned out badly
backfired
blundered
nosedived
went wrong
bit the dust
missed the boat
went astray
met with disaster
declined
deteriorated
ended
disappointed
slipped
went amiss
suffered defeat
went downhill
fell by the wayside
tripped up
went to pieces
hit bottom
slipped up
went up in smoke
hit rock bottom
went pear-shaped
fouled up
fell down
came apart at the seams
bungled
dissatisfied
flagged
terminated
crashed
ended in defeat
ended in disappointment
flummoxed
languished
closed
came to a halt
bellyflopped
brought to naught
not showed
fell short of
fell short of expectations
not worked
lost money
went to the wall
came apart
recoiled
rebound
rebounded
boomeranged
abated
went down swinging
played into
went phut
backed wrong horse
lost control
ganged agley
backslided
lost status
lost out
backslid
degenerated
decreased
diminished
dropped
withered
weakened
dwindled
waned
fell away
died down
died away
died out
dropped off
yielded
yold
gave
crumpled
buckled
went by the board
caved in
fell flat on your face
laid an egg
came unglued
fallen short
done something badly
not come up to scratch
come a cropper
come to nothing
come unstuck
come to naught
run aground
come to grief
fallen flat
broken down
fallen through
gone belly-up
bitten the dust
gone down like a lead balloon
fallen
cut out
fallen by the wayside
gone to the wall
gone down
gone astray
gone awry
yolden
given
stopped
broke
broken
brake
gone bust
went bust
halted
lost
wallowed
stalled
gone bump
went bump
died
went belly up
gone belly up
petered out
lost power
run down
faded away
conked out
come to a halt
come apart
failed miserably
seized up
ceased to function
come unglued
stopped working
gone wrong
stopped functioning
packed up
faded out
come apart at the seams
gone to pieces
fallen short of expectations
fallen down
fallen short of
went kaput
gone phut
ran down
gone kaput
gave up the ghost
given out
gave out
given up the ghost
gone downhill
gone up in smoke
gone by the board
gone pear-shaped
fallen flat on your face
went out of business
gone out of business
sank without trace
blew it
blown it
sunk without trace
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to deny or be denied (of something)
went without
abstained from
refrained from
abstained
cut out
denied oneself
forwent
gave up
went hungry
lacked
lacked for something
needed
suffered deprivation
swore off
wanted
did without
went short
not had
Verb
▲
Past tense for to fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of
let down
disappointed
failed
dissatisfied
frustrated
disillusioned
disenchanted
failed to satisfy
broke your word
fell short of expectations
dashed hopes
broken your word
fallen short of expectations
fallen short
disgruntled
discontented
Verb
▲
Past tense for to (gradually) decrease or reduce in level, amount or degree
shrank
shrunk
diminished
lessened
decreased
waned
declined
dwindled
abated
subsided
ebbed
eased
fell
felled
moderated
receded
lowered
tapered
relented
relent
remitted
reduced
palled
dropped
failed
minimised
UK
minimized
US
de-escalated
dropped off
tapered off
let up
fell away
drained away
phased down
ratcheted down
died down
fell off
died out
died away
dried up
faded
weakened
slackened
flagged
slumped
withered
vanished
deteriorated
attenuated
evaporated
drooped
dissolved
contracted
degenerated
dimmed
crumbled
atrophied
disintegrated
collapsed
evanesced
melted away
gave way
petered out
wasted away
grew faint
got smaller
slacked off
tailed off
eased off
wound down
faded away
gave in
became weak
went downhill
drew to a close
fallen
fallen away
fallen off
gone downhill
grown faint
become weak
gotten smaller
fallen short
given way
given in
drawn to a close
plummeted
plummetted
depreciated
drained
shrunken
settled
sunken
sunk
sank
shrivelled
UK
shriveled
US
run low
plunged
quelled
trailed off
become smaller
devaluated
become less
slackened off
cut down
curbed
quieted
wasted
decayed
checked
lightened
restrained
softened
slowed down
curtailed
narrowed down
calmed down
lost edge
tailed away
disappeared
tempered
closed
blurred
ran low
decremented
trailed
rebated
slashed
became smaller
grown smaller
grew smaller
became less
died off
hit the floor
come to an end
made less
trailed away
wore away
worn down
wore down
worn away
modified
grew less
grown less
petered
died
eroded
fizzled
extenuated
minified
retrenched
abbreviated
wilted
nosedived
decimated
bated
depressed
downscaled
downsized
depleted
dented
cooled off
settled down
fizzled out
faded out
made smaller
came to an end
thinned out
pared down
phased out
run out
knocked down
closed out
turned down
toned down
thinned down
worn off
wore off
went down
gone down
went through the floor
gone through the floor
took a nosedive
taken a nosedive
given out
gave out
ran out
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