I did my best, but fell far short of the score cutoff.
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Fall short
/fɔl ʃoɹt/
Synonyms for "fall short" (86 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
come short
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (25)
Noun(4 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (43)
Noun(9 words)
low enrollmentmiss the markparticipation gapshortageshortage of participantsshortcomingunderperformundershootingundershot
missmiss outmiss the marknot answernot approachnot bear inspectionnot come nearnot comparenot hack itnot make itnot make outnot measure upnot pass musternot qualifynot stretchnot sufficepeter outplay second fiddlerank underrun short
Verb(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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12 entriesachievement shortfallattendance shortfallbudget shortfalldeficitenrollment shortfallfunding shortfallinadequacymiss the targetperformance shortfallrevenue shortfallshortfallunderperform
Collocations
12 entriesachievement shortfallattendance shortfallbudget shortfallbudgetsenrollment shortfallexpectationsfunding shortfallgoalsrequirementsrevenue shortfallstandardstargets
Inflections
4 entriesfallen shortfalling shortfalls shortfell short
Derivations
1 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Ample proof that the maintenance of locomotives and track in the mid-Victorian era sometimes fell far short of present-day standards is afforded by an accident which occurred on July 3, 1866, near Royston, on the Cambridge branch of the Great Northern Railway.
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They have fallen short on so many occasions that an England team who rises to the occasion are worthy of the highest praise.
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But if being is not a whole through being affected by that affection, and there is such a thing as the whole itself, it follows that being falls short of itself.
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