shortcoming
noun
, ˌshȯrt-ˈkə-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for shortcoming
Synonyms
demerit, dereliction, failing, fault, foible, frailty, sin, vice, want, weakness
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To fill their red zone shortcomings and Green’s void, expect the Bengals to look Tyler Eifert or Tyler Boyd’s way in the red zone. — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, "Behind enemy lines, 49ers vs. Bengals: Five questions with opposing beat writer," 12 Sep. 2019 And his was the first of many to point out the blocking shortcomings. — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan State football mailbag: Fans air grievances about hapless offense," 7 Sep. 2019 For the third-year quarterback, there were too many familiar shortcomings. — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, "5 observations from rewatching the Bears’ Week 1 loss to the Packers, including Mitch Trubisky’s moment of truth and the defense’s sack machine," 7 Sep. 2019 The reports that came from the investigation laid many of the problems at the feet of management for staff shortcomings. — oregonlive, "Portland’s troubled psychiatric center gets new leader," 3 Sep. 2019 Despite potential shortcomings, Bridgefy exemplifies the tools Hong Kong protestors have at their disposal, even if the government blocks internet service providers. — Matthew De Silva, Quartz, "Hong Kong protestors are once again using mesh networks to preempt an internet shutdown," 3 Sep. 2019 As irresistible force to Tierney's immovable object, Jonigkeit steals most of their scenes, not due to his partner's dramatic shortcomings but because Scratch is witty where Sawyer is smart, and witty is just more fun. — Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Witch': Theater Review," 30 Aug. 2019 Mistakes and roster shortcomings doom the Hoosiers yet again at Maryland, where their bowl hopes ultimately died in 2017. — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana football: Best- and worst-case scenario for 2019," 27 Aug. 2019 Those shortcomings have caused some AI researchers to greet OpenAI’s claims of an imminent threat to society with derision. — Tom Simonite, WIRED, "OpenAI Said Its Code Was Risky. Two Grads Recreated It Anyway," 26 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shortcoming.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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