Synonyms for fall short
fall short

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1. fall short

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

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

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1. fall short, come shortverb

   fail to meet (expectations or standards)

   Synonyms:
   come short

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1. • Disappoint

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1. fall short

   Synonyms:
   fail, be deficient

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1. fall short

   Synonyms:
   be deficient, be inadequate

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1. Niels Christensen:

   Given expectations are so high that the ECB will ease policy, there is a chance that it could fall short and we could see a bounce in the euro.

2. Howard Orloff:

   I feel like a starving man who waited 3 years for a feast and who was just given a handful of rice, i’m excited and appreciate the SEC efforts but they clearly fall short of expectations.

3. Chief Executive Officer Mauro Moretti:

   We have to consider the interest of our investors... and it is reasonable to give them a choice... but I do not want to fall short of resources for investments.

4. Larry Hogan:

   We're still continuing to fall short in many areas, and this robust testing that we need across the country, we started to improve, and now with the virus spiking up we're running into shortages, waiting 10 days, lines -- it's looking a lot like it did back in March and April.

5. 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.