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Synonyms for shortcomings
short·com·ings
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List of paraphrases for "shortcomings":
deficiencies, weaknesses, gaps, defects, inadequacies, flaws, failings, shortfalls, imperfections, failures, deficits, faults, loopholes, drawbacks, disadvantages, palaces, insufficiencies, shortages, impairments, malfunctions, inefficiencies, omissions, limitations, gap, dysfunctions, demerits, disabilities, handicaps
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#4114 | gap | |
#4305 | disabilities | |
#5128 | limitations | |
#7861 | defects | |
#8481 | failures | |
#9122 | omissions | |
#9352 | gaps | |
#10135 | weaknesses | |
#13457 | disadvantages | |
#13491 | faults | |
#13612 | deficiencies | |
#14226 | flaws | |
#17942 | deficits | |
#18466 | shortages | |
#20862 | shortcomings | |
#23005 | impairments | |
#25680 | palaces | |
#26770 | drawbacks | |
#32937 | imperfections | |
#40392 | shortfalls | |
#43448 | loopholes | |
#43967 | inefficiencies | |
#44721 | failings | |
#45142 | malfunctions | |
#45664 | handicaps | |
#54960 | inadequacies | |
#70976 | dysfunctions | |
#100484 | demerits | |
#241167 | insufficiencies |
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker:
While I don't expect the ship to turn tomorrow, I do believe the following, despite all of the reports and studies that have been done over the past decade concerning shortcomings at DCF, there has not been a coordinated, sustained effort to bake improvements and reforms into the daily operations of the department.
The President has been clear -- absent a substantial fix, absent overcoming the shortcomings, the flaws of the deal -- The President is unlikely to stay in that deal past this May.
I think it's important to recognize that Facebook has a lot to answer for and it's important we look critically at what they do and what they enable, but it's also really, really important we recognize that British politicians have done nothing to change the rules of the game despite all the shortcomings we have documented on how those rules have worked in recent elections.
History balances the frustration of how far we have to go with the satisfaction of how far we have come. It teaches us tolerance for the human shortcomings and imperfections which are not uniquely of our generation, but of all time.
As long as you're unconscious of your shortcomings, you can never change. Transforming is a conscious process!
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- deficienciasSpanish
- deficiênciasPortuguese
- 缺點Chinese
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