The phrase "fall short" means to fail or not meet a certain standard or expectation. Antonyms for this phrase include "succeed," "achieve," "excel," "surpass," "fulfill," and "exceed." To succeed means to fulfill a goal or objective, therefore, if you do not fall short, you are successful. To achieve means to reach a goal, and if you do not fall short, then you have achieved your objective. To excel means to be better than others, so if you do not fall short, then you have excelled. To surpass means to go beyond expectations, therefore, if you do not fall short, you have surpassed the expectations. Finally, to fulfill means to satisfy or complete, and if you do not fall short, you have fulfilled the task.

What are the antonyms for Fall short?

• adj.

  • go without
  • get
  ,
  • indulge
  ,
  • take
  ,
  • use
  .

• v.

  • catch sight of, lay hands on
  • find
  .
  • comprise
  • Spanned
  ,
  • am composed of
  ,
  • am contained in
  ,
  • are composed of
  ,
  • are contained in
  ,
  • art composed of
  ,
  • art contained in
  ,
  • be composed of
  ,
  • be contained in
  ,
  • being composed of
  ,
  • being contained in
  ,
  • embodies
  ,
  • in corporate
  ,
  • in corporates
  ,
  • in-corporate
  ,
  • in-corporates
  ,
  • is composed of
  ,
  • is contained in
  ,
  • was composed of
  ,
  • was contained in
  ,
  • wast composed of
  ,
  • wast contained in
  ,
  • were composed of
  ,
  • were contained in
  ,
  • wert composed of
  ,
  • wert contained in
  .
  • fail
  • accomplish
  ,
  • achieve
  ,
  • ascend
  ,
  • build
  ,
  • capture
  ,
  • complete
  ,
  • correct
  ,
  • deliver
  ,
  • develop
  ,
  • do well
  ,
  • earn
  ,
  • finish
  ,
  • gain
  ,
  • go up
  ,
  • merit
  ,
  • obtain
  ,
  • procure
  ,
  • prosper
  ,
  • reach
  ,
  • rise
  ,
  • succeed
  ,
  • win
  .
  • find
  • am lot
  ,
  • am one lot
  ,
  • am one's lot
  ,
  • am ones lot
  ,
  • are one lot
  ,
  • are one's lot
  ,
  • are ones lot
  ,
  • arrive at
  ,
  • arrived at
  ,
  • arrives at
  ,
  • arriving at
  ,
  • art lot
  ,
  • art one's lot
  ,
  • art ones lot
  ,
  • be lot
  ,
  • be one lot
  ,
  • be one's lot
  ,
  • be ones lot
  ,
  • being lot
  ,
  • being one lot
  ,
  • being one's lot
  ,
  • being ones lot
  ,
  • bring light
  ,
  • bump in to
  ,
  • chance up on
  ,
  • chance upon
  ,
  • chanced up on
  ,
  • chanced upon
  ,
  • chances up on
  ,
  • chances upon
  ,
  • chancing up on
  ,
  • chancing upon
  ,
  • come up on
  ,
  • come with
  ,
  • dig up
  ,
  • digged up
  ,
  • digging up
  ,
  • digs up
  ,
  • dis cern
  ,
  • dis cover
  ,
  • dis covered
  ,
  • dis covering
  ,
  • dis covers
  ,
  • dis-cern
  ,
  • dis-cover
  ,
  • dis-covered
  ,
  • dis-covering
  ,
  • dis-covers
  ,
  • ex pose
  ,
  • ex posed
  ,
  • ex-pose
  ,
  • ex-posed
  ,
  • ex-posing
  ,
  • fall the lot
  ,
  • fall to the lot
  ,
  • fall with
  ,
  • falling in with
  ,
  • falling the lot
  ,
  • falling to lot
  ,
  • falling to the lot
  ,
  • falling with
  ,
  • falls in with
  ,
  • falls lot
  ,
  • falls the lot
  ,
  • falls to the lot
  ,
  • falls with
  ,
  • fell in with
  ,
  • fell the lot
  ,
  • fell to lot
  ,
  • fell to the lot
  ,
  • happen up on
  ,
  • happen upon
  ,
  • happened up on
  ,
  • happened upon
  ,
  • happening up on
  ,
  • happening upon
  ,
  • happens up on
  ,
  • happens upon
  ,
  • hit up on
  ,
  • hit upon
  ,
  • hits upon
  ,
  • hitting up on
  ,
  • hitting upon
  ,
  • is lot
  ,
  • is one lot
  ,
  • is one's lot
  ,
  • is ones lot
  ,
  • laid fingers on
  ,
  • laying fingers on
  ,
  • light upon
  ,
  • lighted up on
  ,
  • lighted upon
  ,
  • lighting up on
  ,
  • lighting upon
  ,
  • lights up on
  ,
  • lights upon
  ,
  • lit up on
  ,
  • meet with
  ,
  • meets with
  ,
  • met with
  ,
  • pro cure
  ,
  • pro cured
  ,
  • pro cures
  ,
  • pro curing
  ,
  • pro-cure
  ,
  • pro-cured
  ,
  • pro-cures
  ,
  • pro-curing
  ,
  • ran across
  ,
  • ran in to
  ,
  • ran into
  ,
  • re cognize
  ,
  • re cognized
  ,
  • re cognizes
  ,
  • re cognizing
  ,
  • re cover
  ,
  • re covered
  ,
  • re covering
  ,
  • re-cognized
  ,
  • re-cognizing
  ,
  • re-cover
  ,
  • re-covered
  ,
  • re-covering
  ,
  • re-covers
  ,
  • run across
  ,
  • run in to
  ,
  • run into
  ,
  • running across
  ,
  • running in to
  ,
  • running into
  ,
  • runs across
  ,
  • runs in to
  ,
  • scare up
  ,
  • scared up
  ,
  • scaring up
  ,
  • smoke out
  ,
  • smoked out
  ,
  • smokes out
  ,
  • smoking out
  ,
  • stumble upon
  ,
  • stumbled up on
  ,
  • stumbled upon
  ,
  • stumbles up on
  ,
  • stumbles upon
  ,
  • stumbling up on
  ,
  • stumbling upon
  ,
  • trip on
  ,
  • trips on
  ,
  • un cover
  ,
  • un covered
  ,
  • un covering
  ,
  • un covers
  ,
  • un earth
  ,
  • un earthed
  ,
  • un earthing
  ,
  • un earths
  ,
  • un-cover
  ,
  • un-covering
  ,
  • un-covers
  ,
  • un-earth
  ,
  • un-earthed
  ,
  • un-earthing
  ,
  • un-earths
  ,
  • was lot
  ,
  • was one lot
  ,
  • was one's lot
  ,
  • was ones lot
  ,
  • wast lot
  ,
  • wast one lot
  ,
  • wast one's lot
  ,
  • wast ones lot
  ,
  • were lot
  ,
  • were one lot
  ,
  • were one's lot
  ,
  • were ones lot
  ,
  • wert lot
  ,
  • wert one lot
  ,
  • wert one's lot
  ,
  • wert ones lot
  .
  • let down
  • benefit
  ,
  • satisfy
  .
  • lose
  • accumulate
  ,
  • collect
  ,
  • confront
  ,
  • face
  ,
  • fight
  ,
  • fill
  ,
  • gather
  ,
  • give
  ,
  • hoard
  ,
  • hold
  ,
  • hold on to
  ,
  • keep
  ,
  • maintain
  ,
  • meet
  ,
  • refuse
  ,
  • save
  ,
  • starve
  .
  • make up, consist of
  • comprise
  .
  • miscarry
  • improve
  .
  • miss
  • DO
  ,
  • attend
  ,
  • fix
  ,
  • heed
  ,
  • look at
  ,
  • note
  ,
  • notice
  ,
  • pay attention
  ,
  • regard
  ,
  • remember
  ,
  • respect
  .
  • noun
  • chalk up
  ,
  • get along
  ,
  • log
  ,
  • make
  ,
  • make out
  ,
  • manage
  ,
  • overhaul
  ,
  • prevail
  ,
  • rack up
  ,
  • thrive
  .
  • shrink
  • blow up
  ,
  • enlarge
  ,
  • expand
  ,
  • extend
  ,
  • grow
  ,
  • increase
  ,
  • lengthen
  ,
  • loosen
  ,
  • raise
  ,
  • strengthen
  ,
  • stretch
  ,
  • take on
  .
  • wane
  • brighten
  ,
  • enhance
  .

• Other relevant words:

• accept
,
• advance
,
• assent
,
• attack
,
• be in arrears
,
• cave in
,
• collapse
,
• crumble
,
• decline
,
• decrease
,
• diminish
,
• disagree
,
• disappoint
,
• disband
,
• disintegrate
,
• disperse
,
• dissolve
,
• drop
,
• dwindle
,
• endure
,
• fade
,
• fail
,
• fall short
,
• get on
,
• go wrong
,
• hold out
,
• lessen
,
• overtake
,
• plummet
,
• recede
,
• reduce
,
• retreat
,
• shatter
,
• shrink
,
• sink
,
• slacken
,
• slump
,
• subside
,
• support
,
• tumble
,
• wane
,
• weaken
,
• withdraw
.

Famous quotes with Fall short

• We are all human and fall short of where we need to be. We must never stop trying to be the best we can be.

  Richard Adams
• To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

  Confucius
• Look at the United States today. We have made mistakes in the past. We have had shortcomings. We shall make mistakes in the future and fall short of our own best hopes.

  Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
• The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art.

  Joyce Maynard
• The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.

  Thomas Paine

Synonyms:

brightness, brilliance, brio, briskness, cachet, cheerfulness, chic, colour, dynamism, eagerness.