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Synonyms for falling short
adj unsatisfactory

distasteful
discouraging
depressing
unpleasant
mediocre
bitter

failing
displeasing
lame
disagreeable
inadequate
ineffective

inferior
insufficient
unhappy
uninteresting
disheartening
unsatisfying

disconcerting
frustrating
unfulfilling

Antonyms for falling short

pleasant
pleasing

encouraging
satisfactory

agreeable
strong

Synonyms
verb be unsuccessful

decline
fall
founder
flounder
flop
blunder
fold
abort
fizzle
slip
miscarry

miss
backslide
deteriorate
go down
break down
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 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

Antonyms

ascend
accomplish
achieve
gain
merit
obtain
prosper
capture

complete
procure
rise
go up
succeed
do well
correct
build

develop
earn
reach
win
deliver
finish

Synonyms
verb fail miserably

fold
misfire
close

miscarry
bomb
founder

flummox
come apart
fall flat

come to nothing
fall short
wash out

Antonyms

accomplish

achieve

succeed

Synonyms
verb disappoint

abandon
depress
disillusion

dissatisfy
fail
lower

pull down
take down
disenchant

fall short
leave in lurch
leave stranded

Antonyms

benefit

satisfy

Synonyms
verb be deprived of; mislay

suffer
squander
drop
fail
waste
surrender
forget
bereave
consume
forfeit

misplace
lavish
deplete
miss
capitulate
dissipate
rob
exhaust
sacrifice
displace

disinherit
relinquish
oust
expend
drain
default
yield
dispossess
misspend
divest

give up
be careless
be impoverished
be reduced
become poorer
fail to keep
fall short
pass up
suffer loss
use up

Antonyms

hoard
accumulate
refuse
achieve
confront
fight
save

win
collect
gather
starve
fill
give
hold

keep
take
maintain
succeed
face
meet
hold on to

Synonyms
verb fail

flop
fizzle
backfire
blunder
explode

flounder
abort
slip
miscarry
miss

peter out
fall flat
break down
come to nothing
fall short

fizz out
fizzle out
go up in smoke
go wrong
poop out

Antonyms

correct

do well

succeed

Synonyms
verb fail, make a mistake

drop
forget
skip
misplace
slip
miscarry
trip
blow
botch

overlook
fumble
juggle
flub
slight
mislay
err
misfire
omit

blunder
ignore
muff
lose
disregard
neglect
pass over
overshoot
undershoot

be late for
drop the ball
fall flat on face
fall short
let go
let slip
pass up
trip up

Antonyms

remember
accomplish
achieve
heed
notice
respect
note

do
face
meet
find
correct
fix
do well

succeed
attend
look at
regard
keep
pay attention

Synonyms
verb become smaller

wane
dwindle
shorten
reduce
drop off
fall off
wither

decrease
lessen
diminish
narrow
shrivel
weaken
wrinkle

compress
condense
deflate
concentrate
contract
fail
constrict

waste
fall short
grow smaller
waste away

Antonyms

grow
increase
enlarge
lengthen
loosen
stretch

raise
rise
develop
expand
extend
strengthen

blow up
face
meet
take on

Synonyms
verb diminish, lessen

dim
abate
ebb
dwindle
subside
atrophy
wither
decrease

fade
slacken
peter out
shrink
weaken
decline
drop
relent

sink
fall
fail
moderate
let up
die out
taper off
die down

die away
draw to a close
ease off
fade away
fall short
slack off
waste away
wind down

Antonyms

enhance
enlarge
increase
grow
ascend

brighten
extend
rise
develop
expand

strengthen
go up
reach
win
raise

Synonyms
verb fail to attain goal

abort
decline
founder
flounder
misfire
flop
blunder
fold
fizzle
slip
fall

miss
backslide
deteriorate
go down
fall through
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 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

Antonyms

improve
ascend
accomplish
achieve

rise
go up
succeed
do well

correct
build
develop