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present participle of fall short (of)
Synonyms & Antonyms of falling short (of)
as in missing
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for falling short (of)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for falling short (of)
- achieving,
- attaining,
- bagging,
- chalking up,
- clocking (up)
- [chiefly British],
- gaining,
- hitting,
- logging,
- making,
- notching (up),
- racking up,
- ringing up,
- scoring,
- winning
- acquiring,
- capturing,
- carrying,
- drawing,
- garnering,
- getting,
- landing,
- obtaining,
- procuring,
- realizing,
- securing
- amounting (to),
- approaching,
- equaling
- (or equalling),
- matching,
- measuring up (to),
- meeting,
- rivaling
- (or rivalling),
- touching,
- tying
- (or tieing)
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