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past tense of fall short (of)
Synonyms & Antonyms of fell short (of)
as in missed
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for fell short (of)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for fell short (of)
- achieved,
- attained,
- bagged,
- chalked up,
- clocked (up)
- [chiefly British],
- gained,
- hit,
- logged,
- made,
- notched (up),
- racked up,
- rang up,
- scored,
- won
- acquired,
- captured,
- carried,
- drew,
- garnered,
- got,
- landed,
- made,
- obtained,
- procured,
- realized,
- secured
- amounted (to),
- approached,
- equaled
- (or equalled),
- matched,
- measured up (to),
- met,
- rivaled
- (or rivalled),
- tied,
- touched
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