Synonyms for shortfall
ˈʃɔrtˌfɔlshort·fall

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1. deficit, shortage, shortfallnoun

   the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

   "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"

   Synonyms:
   shortage, deficit, dearth, famine

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1. • Insufficiency

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1. List of paraphrases for "shortfall":

   deficit, shortage, inadequacy, lack, deficits, insufficiency, gap, deficiency, scarcity, insufficient, shortcoming, paucity

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1. Nicholas Mumford:

   We are going to have a shortfall from 2021, and new infrastructure in some form is going to be needed to service that.

2. Deborah Zurkow:

   Two and a half years ago there was a funding shortfall -- today it's a supply shortfall, we have seen a tightening in pricing.

3. Sherif Elsayed-Ali:

   The shortfall in the number of resettlement places for refugees offered by the international community is truly shocking, the complete absence of resettlement pledges from the Gulf is particularly shameful. Linguistic and religious ties should place the Gulf states at the forefront of those offering safe shelter to refugees fleeing persecution and war crimes in Syria.

4. Brandon Bell/Getty Images:

   There are limits in terms of number of hours per year certain facilities can operate for environmental purposes, the Secretary of Energy or the EPA could waive some of those restrictions to allow for greater use of existing assets to meet these periods of shortfall. So, there is something right here you could do in summer of 2022 to help mitigate the situation a little, but there's a lot more investments [ that are ] going to have to [ be ] made in the long run.

5. Mobin Saulat:

   This expansion will have a huge impact, we are looking at roughly enough gas supply to take care of the existing shortfall.