FALL SHORT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FALL SHORT?

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Associations of "Fall short" (30 Words)

abbreviate	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. Network is often abbreviated to net.
abbreviated	Shortened; cut short. An abbreviated swimsuit.
abridge	Shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense. The introduction is abridged from the author s afterword to the novel.
abscond	Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along. Charges of absconding while on bail.
concise	Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive. A concise explanation.
curtail	Deprive someone of (something. I that am curtailed of this fair proportion.
decay	An inferior state resulting from the process of decaying. The old barn rapidly fell into decay.
deficient	Falling short of some prescribed norm. The documentary evidence is deficient.
diminish	Decrease in size, extent, or range. The trial has aged and diminished him.
encapsulate	Enclose (an organ or structure of the body) in a tough sheath or membrane. Pancreatic tumours are encapsulated in a densely packed thicket of proteins and cells.
ephemeral	An ephemeral plant. Works of more than ephemeral interest.
evanescent	Denoting a field or wave which extends into a region where it cannot propagate and whose amplitude therefore decreases with distance. The evanescent Arctic summer.
fleeting	Lasting for a markedly brief time. A fleeting glance.
fugitive	Quick to disappear; fleeting. Fugitives from the sweatshops.
inadequacy	Unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate. The inadequacy of available resources.
insufficient	Not enough; inadequate. There was insufficient evidence to convict him.
lacking	Nonexistent. Workers were asked in what way they found their managers lacking.
momentary	Lasting for a very short time; brief. A momentary glimpse.
overview	A general summary of a subject. The treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences.
paucity	An insufficient quantity or number. A paucity of information.
provisional	A provisional stamp. Provisional bookings.
provisory	Subject to a proviso; conditional. A provisory clause.
reduction	The halving of the number of chromosomes per cell that occurs at one of the two anaphases of meiosis. Talks on arms reduction.
scant	Barely sufficient or adequate. Companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations.
shorten	Make or become shorter. He shortened his stride.
stopgap	A temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need. Transplants are only a stopgap until more sophisticated alternatives can work.
transitory	Not permanent. Love is transitory but it is eternal.
truce	A state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms. The guerrillas called a three day truce.
truncate	Approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one. Truncate a series.
wanting	Nonexistent. Mandibles are wanting in many of these insects.