Synonyms of shortcomings

shortcomings

noun

plural of shortcoming

as in weaknesses

a defect in character

a wife who never tires of listing her husband's perceived shortcomings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaknesses
• faults
• sins
• failings
• deficiencies
• foibles
• frailties
• demerits
• vices
• derelictions
• feet of clay
• flaws
• wants
• evils
• imperfections
• corruptions
• blemishes
• stains
• minuses
• blots
• immoralities
• depravities
• soft spots
• spots
• nits
• Achilles' heels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• virtues
• merits
• excellences
• perfections
• moralities
• integrities
• probities
• rectitudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shortcomings

But to do it without five of his six best weapons speaks not only to his excellence but the glaring shortcomings in the Dolphins’ defense. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Its shortcomings, including a lack of keyboard backlighting and an 8GB memory limit, are tolerable given the price. — Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026

Among the shortcomings were the lack of proper investigations into the use of the foam boards and the fire-retardant quality of the scaffolding nets despite multiple complaints. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

But with the development of new display technologies over the past 20 years that have ultra-narrow band spectra — such as OLED, LEDs with KSF phosphors, and quantum dots — CIE 1931’s shortcomings are increasingly apparent. — John Higgins, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Nothing exposes the shortcomings of a yachting crew more clearly than a group of demanding guests. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

But if the economic environment is unfavorable, or the infrastructure and support systems needed to sustain that new livelihood are absent, those shortcomings may explain the outcome as much as individual decisions do. — Charles Wratto, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

Conversations with my replacement confirmed that local physicians were frustrated with Theranos over these shortcomings and communicating with our laboratory about them. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026

Beneath the spy plots, then, is a fond portrait of a group of people held in perpetual disgrace for their shortcomings, and thus forced to find individual paths to redemption. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026