Shortfalls

Synonyms for "shortfalls" (38 found)

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Closest matches (8)

deficit absence arrear arrearage arrears beggary decline defalcation

Strong matches (11)

default defect defectiveness deficiency delinquency deprivation destitution drought failure falling short

Noun(1 words)

deficit

Related words (19)

famine imperfection impoverishment inadequacy incompleteness inferiority insufficiency lack need omission short measure shortage shortcoming slump starvation underage want wantage

Noun(1 words)

shortage

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Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The government's elevated debt levels have limited its capacity to finance any shortfalls.

Source: tatoeba (8907320)

What are some of Algeria's technological shortfalls?

Source: tatoeba (10103087)

They were getting by until the U.N. and its partner agencies, like the Norwegian Refugee Council, ran into funding shortfalls last year and most rations were cut in half.

Source: tatoeba (12374730)

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