Answer to "Falling short of" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word UNDER , but the solution may also be LESSTHAN which is one of the most recent solution (2008 in Newsday).

Falling short of crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
UNDER	50 %	5
LESSTHAN	50 %	8

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Falling short of

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• not meeting
• failing to meet
• not reaching
• failure
• scant
• under
• pay
• paying
• deficient
• deficit
• demerit
• inferior

Crossword Answer definitions

UNDER adjective

1. Being lower; being beneath something.
2. Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.

UNDER adverb

1. In a way lower or less than.
2. In a way inferior to.
3. In an unconscious state.

UNDER preposition

1. In or at a lower level than.
2. As a subject of; subordinate to.
3. Less than.
4. Below the surface of.
5. In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
6. As, in the character of.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result UNDER

• __-the-table
• Below
• Beneath
• Fast asleep
• With a mortgage greater than the assessed value
• Hypnotized
• Less than
• Anesthetized
• __ the Volcano
• __ the gun

More clues leading to the result LESSTHAN

• <
• Beneath
• Below
• Symbol of inequality
• Under
• <
• Not as much as
• Not quite
• Falling short of
• Fewer