fall short
fail to reach a certain amount or standard, fail to attain something, be insufficient
fall short
Verb
1. fail to meet (expectations or standards)
(synonym) come short
(hypernym) disappoint, let down
fall short
not able to do as well as planned I'm falling short of my career goals because I've been ill.
fall short (of one`s expectations)
not be as good as you expected, not succeed The new movie fell short of everyone`s expectations and attendance is very low.
fall short
Synonyms and related words:
be disappointing, be found wanting, be inferior, be insufficient, collapse, come short, crash, decline, fail, fail of, fall, fall away, fall dead, fall down, fall flat, fall in, fall shy, fall stillborn, fall through, fizzle, fizzle out, follow, go to smash, go wrong, have nothing on, kick the beam, lack, lag, lose ground, miss, miss out, miss the mark, not answer, not approach, not bear inspection, not come near, not compare, not hack it, not make it, not make out, not measure up, not pass muster, not qualify, not stretch, not suffice, peter out, play second fiddle, rank under, run short, serve, slump, stop short, subserve, turn sour, want
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
fall short
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