come short
fall short
nonattainment
flunk
failing
let down
disappoint
nonacquiescence
unqualified
mismeet
inadequateness
inadequacy
unproductive
incommensurable
hippie
die in the ass
unrated
misperformance
no-go
nonconformance
nonconformity
average
let go
middling
unassimilating
fair
mediocre
unscorable
meagre
meagerly
stingy
scrimpy
hardscrabble
nonevaluation
miss the mark
meager
misfire
untrue
stillborn
unsuccessful
out of true
slippage
malfunction
shortfalling
abortive
unacceptableness
unacceptability
neutral
inevaluable
unsatisfactory
unconventional
dissatisfy
nonreliability
qualityless
leave a lot to be desired
demerit
wanting
caught between two stools
unpromising
unsurpassed
lacking
unadvancement
unexcelled
fault
nonstandard
unexceeded
deficient
failure
underachieve
underperform
unflourishing
nondeliverance
nonimprovement
errant
unseemly
bolo
fallible
dop
nonadherence
go nowhere
unimprovement
shitty
nonoptimised
inability
unfitness
irregular
unaccordance
noncompliance
spotty
dry
subprofessional
substandard
dys-
almost doesn't count
unworthy
unqualified
unproductive
incommensurable
hippie
unrated
no-go
average
middling
unassimilating
fair
mediocre
unscorable
meagre
meagerly
stingy
scrimpy
hardscrabble
meager
untrue
stillborn
unsuccessful
out of true
abortive
neutral
inevaluable
unsatisfactory
unconventional
qualityless
wanting
unpromising
unsurpassed
lacking
unexcelled
nonstandard
unexceeded
deficient
unflourishing
errant
unseemly
fallible
shitty
nonoptimised
irregular
spotty
dry
subprofessional
substandard
unworthy
nonattainment
flunk
failing
nonacquiescence
inadequateness
inadequacy
misperformance
nonconformance
nonconformity
nonevaluation
slippage
malfunction
shortfalling
unacceptableness
unacceptability
nonreliability
demerit
unadvancement
fault
failure
nondeliverance
nonimprovement
nonadherence
unimprovement
inability
unfitness
unaccordance
noncompliance
come short
fall short
let down
disappoint
mismeet
die in the ass
let go
miss the mark
misfire
dissatisfy
leave a lot to be desired
malfunction
underachieve
underperform
bolo
dop
go nowhere
English words for 'fail to meet (expectations or standards)'
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