Related Words for come short of

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abbreviated
x/xxx
Adjective, Adjective
abridged
x/
Adjective
abruptly
x/x
Adverb
abstract
x/
Adjective, Name, Verb
accede
x/
Verb
accelerated
x/xxx
Adjective
access
/x
Noun, Verb
accompany
x/xx
Verb
accomplished
x/x
Adjective
achieve
x/
Verb
acquire
x/x
Verb
acute
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
add up
//
Phrase, Verb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
administer
x/xx
Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
advanced
x/
Adjective
adventurous
x/xx
Adjective
afraid
x/
Adjective
again
x/
Adverb
aggregate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
agree
x/
Verb
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
along
x/
Adverb
among
x/
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
and
x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
any
/x
Adverb
anyhow
/xx
Adverb
anyway
/xx
Adverb
appear
x/
Verb
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
are
/
Noun
arise
x/
Verb, Noun
arrive
x/
Verb
assailed
x/
Verb
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
attain
x/
Verb
attend
x/
Verb
attracted
x/x
Adjective
average
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
barely
/x
Adverb
become
x/
Verb
been
/
Verb
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
belong
x/
Verb
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
beryl
/x
Noun, Adjective
better
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
between
x/
Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blame
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
born
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
brief
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
briefly
/x
Adverb
bring
/
Verb
brusque
/
Adjective, Verb
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
bypass
/x
Noun, Verb
came
/
Noun
carefree
/x
Adjective
choleric
/xx
Adjective, Noun
chunky
/x
Adjective, Noun
circuit
/x
Noun, Verb
clipped
/
Adjective
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
come in
/x
Phrase, Verb
come up
//
Phrase, Verb
come up to
///
Phrase, Verb
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
compare
x/
Verb, Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
concise
x/
Adjective, Verb
conclude
x/
Verb
condensed
x/
Adjective
converted
x/x
Adjective
court
/
Noun, Verb
cropped
/
Adjective
crossed
/
Adjective
culminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
cursory
/xx
Adjective
curt
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
dare
/
Verb, Noun
dead
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
deficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
definitive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
depart
x/
Verb, Noun
derivation
xx/x
Noun
derive
x/
Verb
descend
x/
Verb, Noun
develop
x/x
Verb
did
/
Noun
digest
x/
Noun, Verb
diminutive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
disembark
xx/
Verb
distanced
/x
Verb
docs
/
Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
draw in
/x
Phrase, Verb
dumpy
/x
Adjective, Noun
dwarf
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
early
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
emanate
/xx
Verb
emerge
x/
Verb, Noun
enjoy
x/
Verb
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
entry
/x
Noun
ephemeral
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
evolved
x/
Adjective
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fare
/
Noun, Verb
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
fat
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
few
/
Noun
final
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
find
/
Verb, Noun
finished
/x
Adjective
fit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fleeting
/x
Adjective, Noun
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
foolishness
/xx
Noun
foreseeable
x/xx
Adjective
forgetful
x/x
Adjective
forthcoming
//x
Adjective, Noun
fugitive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
furlough
/x
Noun, Verb
future
/x
Noun, Adjective
fuzzy
/x
Adjective, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
get along
/x/
Phrase, Verb
get in
/x
Phrase, Verb
give
/
Verb, Noun
glance
/
Noun, Verb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
gonna
/x
Verb
grown
/
Adjective
had
/
Verb
hail
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hair
/
Noun, Verb
handcrafted
/xx
Adjective
happen
/x
Verb, Adverb
happiest
/xx
Adjective
height
/
Noun
here
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
hey
/
Name
hiccup
/x
Noun, Verb
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
how
/
Adverb, Noun
hurry
/x
Noun, Verb
im
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
immediate
x/xx
Adjective
imminent
/xx
Adjective
impatient
x/x
Adjective
improvident
x/xx
Adjective
inadequate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
include
x/
Verb, Noun
income
/x
Noun
independent
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
inferior
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
informal
x/x
Adjective
inlet
/x
Noun, Verb
input
/x
Noun, Verb
insufficient
xx/x
Adjective
intervene
xx/
Verb
introductory
xx/xx
Adjective
irascible
x/xx
Adjective
join
/
Verb, Noun
journeyed
/x
Noun
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
kid
/
Noun, Verb
lack
/
Noun, Verb
land
/
Noun, Verb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
lay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
learn
/
Verb, Noun
least
/
Adverb, Noun
leave
/
Verb, Noun
lengthened
/x
Adjective
lengthier
/xx
Adjective
let
/
Verb, Noun
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
like
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
limited
/xx
Adjective, Noun
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
longish
/x
Adjective
look
/
Verb, Noun
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
made
/
Noun
make out
//
Phrase, Verb
managed
/x
Verb
materialize
x/xxx
Verb
meagre
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
medium
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
meet
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
memorandum
xx/x
Noun
midget
/x
Noun
minimal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
minor
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
minute
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
missing
/x
Adjective, Noun
momentary
/xxx
Adjective
move
/
Verb, Noun
move in
/x
Phrase, Verb
much
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
muff
/
Noun, Verb
nain
/
Name
narrow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
news
/
Noun, Verb
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
not
/
Adverb, Noun
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
number
/x
Noun, Verb
obtain
x/
Verb
occur
x/
Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
offer
/x
Verb, Noun
on
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
once
/
Adverb, Noun
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
operate
/xx
Verb
origin
/xx
Noun
originate
x/xx
Verb
outnumber
x/x
Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
overdrawn
/x/
Adjective
overview
/xx
Noun, Verb
paramount
/xx
Adjective, Name
parse
/
Verb, Noun
participate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
pass
/
Verb, Noun
people
/x
Noun, Verb
petit
/x
Noun, Adjective
petite
x/
Adjective, Name
place
/
Noun, Verb
please
/
Verb, Adverb
poor
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
poorly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
prefatory
/xxx
Adjective
prepare
x/
Verb, Noun
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
proceed
x/
Verb
produce
x/
Verb, Noun
progressed
x/
Verb
prompt
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
propose
x/
Verb, Noun
provide
x/
Verb
pull in
/x
Phrase, Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
quick
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
rapid
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
re
/
Noun
reach
/
Verb, Noun
received
x/
Adjective
recently
/xx
Adverb
reduced
x/
Adjective
refer
x/
Verb, Noun
referral
x/x
Noun
requests
x/
Noun
restricted
x/x
Adjective
result
x/
Noun, Verb
return
x/
Noun, Verb
ridden
/x
Adjective
ripe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
risen
/x
Adjective, Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
rung
/
Noun, Adjective
scant
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
scarce
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
see
/
Verb, Noun
seek
/
Verb, Noun
seller
/x
Noun
send
/
Verb, Noun
serve
/
Verb, Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
set down
//
Phrase, Verb
sex
/
Noun, Verb
sharp
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
shore
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
short and sweet
//x
Phrase, Adjective
short circuit
//x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
shorted
/x
Adjective
shorten
/x
Verb, Noun
shortly
/x
Adverb
shortsighted
//x
Adjective
shortstop
/x
Noun, Verb
shorty
/x
Name
show
/
Verb, Noun
shy
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
simple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
simply
/x
Adverb
sit
/
Verb, Noun
skip
/
Verb, Noun
skirt
/
Noun, Verb
slight
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
slim
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
small
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
sms
x
Name, Verb
snub
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
somme
/
Name
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
sourced
/
Verb, Adjective
sparsely
/x
Adverb
speedy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
spend
/
Verb, Noun
squat
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
stand
/
Verb, Noun
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
stay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
stem
/
Noun, Verb
step
/
Noun, Verb
stocky
/x
Adjective
story
/x
Noun, Verb
streamlined
/x
Adjective
strike
/
Noun, Verb
stubby
/x
Adjective, Noun
stumpy
/x
Adjective, Name
submit
x/
Verb
substandard
x/x
Adjective
succeed
x/
Verb
succinct
x/
Adjective
sudden
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
sufficient
x/x
Adjective
sum
/
Noun, Verb
summaries
/xx
Noun
summarise
/x/
Verb
summarize
/xx
Verb
summon
/x
Verb, Noun
swift
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
synopsis
x/x
Noun
synthesis
/xx
Noun
synthesize
/xx
Verb
synthetic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
tabled
/x
Verb
take
/
Verb, Noun
tall
/
Adjective, Noun
temporary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
tender
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
tense
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
testy
/x
Adjective
that
/
Adverb, Noun
tight
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
tiny
/x
Adjective, Noun
to
/
Adverb, Noun
total
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
transient
/x
Adjective, Noun
travel
/x
Noun, Verb
traversed
/x
Verb
true
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
truncate
/x
Verb, Adjective
turn
/
Verb, Noun
ultimate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
unawares
xx/
Adverb
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
uneventful
xx/x
Adjective
unprepared
xx/
Adjective, Noun
unstressed
x/
Adjective
upcoming
/xx
Adjective, Noun
utmost
/x
Adjective, Noun
vendor
/x
Noun, Verb
visit
/x
Noun, Verb
wait
/
Verb, Noun
walk
/
Verb, Noun
wanna
/x
Noun
want
/
Verb, Noun
weak
/
Adjective
whatever
x/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
when
/
Adverb, Noun
will
/
Verb, Noun
wine
/
Noun, Verb
word
/
Noun, Verb
writ
/
Noun
you
/
Verb, Noun
young
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb