Thesaurus:come short

English

Verb

Sense: to be worse than

Synonyms
  • come short
  • fall short (idiomatic)
  • play second fiddle (idiomatic)
  • suck (chiefly US, slang)
  • sux0r (Internet slang)
  • take a back seat (idiomatic)
  • undermatch
  • want    [⇒ thesaurus]
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Further reading

  • “34. inferiority” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
  • “fall short” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
  • “want” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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