Antonyms for fall short

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : shawrt

Phonetic Transcription : ʃɔrt

Definition of fall short

Origin : Old English sceort, scort "short, not long, not tall; brief," probably from Proto-Germanic *skurta- (cf. Old Norse skorta "to be short of," skort "shortness;" Old High German scurz "short"), from PIE root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut," with notion of "something cut off" (cf. Sanskrit krdhuh "shortened, maimed, small;" Latin curtus "short," cordus "late-born," originally "stunted in growth;" Old Church Slavonic kratuku, Russian korotkij "short;" Lithuanian skurstu "to be stunted," skardus "steep;" Old Irish cert "small," Middle Irish corr "stunted, dwarfish").
Meaning "having an insufficient quantity" is from 1690s. Meaning "rude" is attested from late 14c. Meaning "easily provoked" is from 1590s; perhaps the notion is of being "not long in tolerating." Short fuse in figurative sense of "quick temper" first attested 1968. To fall short is from archery. Short run "relatively brief period of time" is from 1879. Short story first recorded 1877. To make short work of "dispose of quickly" is first attested 1570s. Phrase short and sweet is from 1530s. To be short by the knees (1733) was to be kneeling; to be short by the head (1540s) was to be beheaded.

As in go without : adj deny or be denied
As in let down : verb disappoint
As in lose : verb be deprived of; mislay
As in misfire : verb fail
As in miss : verb fail, make a mistake
As in shrink : verb become smaller
As in wane : verb diminish, lessen
As in miscarry : verb fail to attain goal
As in fail : verb be unsuccessful
As in flop : verb fail miserably

Example sentences :

Shall God's fiction, which is man's reality, fall short of man's fiction?
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

My words do not carry its august sense; they fall short and cold.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

When we grow truthful, it may be forgiven us if we fall short of wit.
Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini

And was she, Anastasia, to fall short in such a simple craft?
Extract from : « The Nebuly Coat » by John Meade Falkner

So long as we fall short of the state of unity we are in the stage of immaturity.
Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren

To fall short of this, is to fall short of what it means to be a man.
Extract from : « Gloria Crucis » by J. H. Beibitz

These doctrines are thus found to fall short of the Kantian criticism.
Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson

The difficulty is, of course, not to undershoot, to fall short.
Extract from : « Opportunities in Aviation » by Arthur Sweetser

Is it not enough that I should fall short of you in actual fighting?
Extract from : « The Iliad » by Homer

But the distance is doubtful, and the shots might fall short.
Extract from : « The Lone Ranche » by Captain Mayne Reid

Synonyms for fall short

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