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fallen shortphrasepast participle of fall short to be unsuccessfulThe movie fell short of its viewers' expectations. bombed, collapsed, cratered, failed, flamed out, flopped, flunked, folded, foundered, missed, struck out(also stricken out), tanked, washed out floundered, struggleddeclined, skidded, slipped, slumped, sunk, wanedcrashed, crumbled, miscarried, misfiredgone underimploded, self-destructed come a cropper, come to grief, come up empty, died on the vine, fallen flat, fallen on one's face, laid an egg clicked, come off, delivered, gone, gone over, panned out, succeeded, worked out cooked, flourished, prospered, thrived(also thriven)prevailed, triumphed, won to go wrongThe biography falls short by neglecting to explore the subject's faults as well as his virtues. miscarried, misfired missedbroken down, busted(also bust), conked (out), crashed, died, failed, foundered, stalledbombed, fizzled, flamed out, flopped, flunked, folded, washed outfloundered, struggleddeclined, skidded, slipped, slumped, tanked, waned come a cropper, come to grief, fallen flat prevailed, succeededflourished, prospered, thrived(also thriven) |