Synonyms of shortfalls

shortfalls

noun

plural of shortfall

as in deficiencies

formal a failure to get what is expected or needed

a shortfall in milk production

profit shortfalls

Related Words

• deficiencies
• deficits
• gaps
• shortcomings
• weaknesses
• inadequacies
• lacks
• needs
• holes
• imperfections
• insufficiencies
• failings
• faults
• spaces
• wants
• lacunae
• insufficiences
• voids
• hiatuses
• disabilities
• impairments
• detriments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shortfalls

Amid disheartening and disruptive school closures and thousands of position cuts districts have been forced to implement due to million-dollar budget shortfalls, vacancies have continued to climb. — Andrew Spar, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Since that time, calls for self-sufficiency in blood products have grown louder among industry stakeholders, academics, and political advisers – and efforts to address the plasma shortfalls have accelerated. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Many of those campuses have been navigating budget shortfalls. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

In October, Mendoza was fighting to keep his school, Chicago High School for the Arts, open amid funding shortfalls. — Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Declining ore grades and production shortfalls are common and mean that miners must process more rock to produce the same amount of copper, increasing the energy, capital, and infrastructure required to maintain production. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Extended deployments, supply shortfalls and mental health concerns aboard carriers are fueling calls to rethink the Navy’s reliance on the massive warships in an era of drones and missiles. — Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

The scrambles to paper over the shortfalls essentially kick the fiscal can down the road without addressing the underlying causes. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

The Pentagon’s rush to plug shortfalls has sparked a bonanza among incumbent military contractors and new defense startups, which are repurposing components from fracking, autos, and pharma to shorten production timetables. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026