23 entries under failure topic. ×

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deficit(noun, weakness, condition, want)
13
shortage(noun, weakness, condition, want)
13
deficiency(noun, weakness, condition, want)
13
inadequacy(noun, weakness, condition, want)
11
insufficiency(noun, weakness, condition, want)
11
lack(noun, weakness, condition, want)
11
shortcoming(noun, weakness, condition, want)
8
defect(noun, weakness, condition, want)
8
paucity(noun, weakness, condition, want)
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scantiness(noun, weakness, condition, want)
6
want(noun, weakness, need, lack)
5
dearth(noun, weakness, want, need)
4
poverty(noun, weakness, condition, want)
4
scarceness(noun, weakness, condition, excess)
4
scarcity(noun, weakness, condition, want)
2
curtailment(noun, weakness, want, need)
2
defalcation(weakness, lack, loss, deficiency)
2
weakness(noun, lack, deficiency, shortage)
1
lapse(weakness, lack, deficiency, shortage)
1
leanness(weakness, lack, deficiency, shortage)
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APASmart Define. (2015). shortfall thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/shortfall/thesaurus/synonyms
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