Antonyms for fall shortfall short

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1. fall short

   Antonyms:
   achieve, attain, flourish, prevail, prosper, succeed, thrive, win

   Synonyms:
   be defeated, come short, fail, lose, miscarry, miss

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1. • Disappoint

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1. fall short, come shortverb

   fail to meet (expectations or standards)

   Synonyms:
   come short

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1. fall short

   Synonyms:
   be deficient, be inadequate

How to use fall short in a sentence?

1. John Wesley:

   My cool judgement is, that if all the other doctrines of devils which have been committed to writing since letters were in the world were collected together in one volume, it would fall short of this; and that, should a Prince form himself by this book, so calmly recommending hypocrisy, treachery, lying, robbery, oppression, adultery, whoredom, and murder of all kinds, Domitian or Nero would be an angel of light compared to that man.

2. Josh Nye:

   We don't think this is the start of a full-on easing cycle; rather, these cuts are about providing a bit more accommodation to offset trade headwinds, fifty basis points of easing would fall short of what markets are currently pricing in over the next year, but should be enough to placate investors that are concerned monetary policy has become a bit too restrictive.

3. Confucius:

   To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

4. Pittsburgh Steelers:

   For my involvement last week, theres no acceptable excuse, the bottom line is I shouldve done a better job keeping my composure in that situation and [not] fall short of what I believe it means to be a Pittsburgh Steeler and a member of the NFL.

5. Anthony Banbury:

   We are going to exceed the Dec 1 targets in some areas. But we are almost certainly going to fall short in others. In both those cases, we will adjust to what the circumstances are on the ground.

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