Synonyms of fallen short

fallen short

phrase

past participle of fall short

1

as in failed

to be unsuccessful

The movie fell short of its viewers' expectations.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• failed
• collapsed
• flopped
• fallen flat
• missed
• flamed out
• washed out
• struck out
• struggled
• stricken out
• come up empty
• laid an egg
• come to grief
• fallen on one's face
• slumped
• folded
• slipped
• declined
• died on the vine
• come a cropper
• flunked
• tanked
• cratered
• foundered
• bombed
• gone under
• crumbled
• floundered
• waned
• skidded
• misfired
• miscarried
• sunk
• crashed
• imploded
• self-destructed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worked out
• gone
• come off
• delivered
• succeeded
• panned out
• clicked
• gone over
• cooked
• flourished
• thrived
• prospered
• prevailed
• won
• thriven
• triumphed

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• worked out
• gone
• come off
• delivered
• succeeded
• panned out
• clicked
• gone over
• cooked
• flourished
• thrived
• prospered
• prevailed
• won
• thriven
• triumphed

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2

as in fallen flat

to go wrong

The biography falls short by neglecting to explore the subject's faults as well as his virtues.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fallen flat
• come to grief
• failed
• come a cropper
• misfired
• miscarried
• stalled
• flamed out
• died
• washed out
• missed
• broken down
• struggled
• folded
• flopped
• conked (out)
• fizzled
• flunked
• foundered
• crashed
• waned
• slumped
• floundered
• slipped
• skidded
• bust
• tanked
• busted
• bombed
• declined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevailed
• succeeded
• thriven
• flourished
• thrived
• prospered

• prevailed
• succeeded
• thriven
• flourished
• thrived
• prospered