Synonyms of fell short

fell short

phrase

past tense of fall short

1

as in failed

to be unsuccessful

The movie fell short of its viewers' expectations.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• failed
• collapsed
• flopped
• folded
• missed
• fell flat
• struggled
• came to grief
• flamed out
• struck out
• laid an egg
• came up empty
• washed out
• came a cropper
• bombed
• died on the vine
• flunked
• tanked
• fell on one's face
• foundered
• cratered
• declined
• crashed
• slipped
• went under
• slumped
• skidded
• crumbled
• floundered
• waned
• sunk
• sank
• miscarried
• misfired
• imploded
• self-destructed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• went over
• worked out
• went
• succeeded
• delivered
• came off
• clicked
• panned out
• cooked
• flourished
• prospered
• thrived
• prevailed
• won
• triumphed
• throve

2

as in fell flat

to go wrong

The biography falls short by neglecting to explore the subject's faults as well as his virtues.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fell flat
• came to grief
• failed
• miscarried
• came a cropper
• stalled
• misfired
• missed
• died
• flopped
• struggled
• folded
• washed out
• crashed
• flamed out
• broke down
• conked (out)
• fizzled
• foundered
• flunked
• skidded
• slumped
• slipped
• waned
• floundered
• busted
• bombed
• bust
• declined
• tanked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevailed
• succeeded
• flourished
• prospered
• thrived
• throve