Shortcoming : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with S > Shortcoming

Looking for words with meaning close to 'shortcoming': discover synonyms for the word shortcoming, such as defect or flaw.

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Example of words in the same lexical field as "": defect and flaw.

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Synonyms for shortcoming sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for shortcoming Degree of synonymy of shortcoming Frequency in the language

defect
12316 2.47

flaw
7167 3.04

drawback
7087 0.63

inadequacy
6292 0.33

weakness
6152 8.90

omission
5826 0.39

deficiency
5822 1.04

limitation
5759 0.29

disadvantage
5739 1.12

failure
5209 20.02

obstacle
4959 2.59

mistake
4865 101.96

paucity
4737 0.08

shortfall
4695 0.08

anomaly
4678 1.24

lack
4674 17.75

inconvenience
4664 4.43

imperfection
4644 0.29

fault
4498 104.12

inability
4493 1.59

Lexical field of "shortcoming"

defect
flaw
drawback
inadequacy
weakness
omission
deficiency
limitation
disadvantage
failure
obstacle
mistake
paucity
shortfall
anomaly
lack
inconvenience
imperfection
fault
inability
insufficiency
error
lacuna
downside
lacunae
dearth
shortage
situation
handicap
malfunction
impotence
failing
powerlessness
problem
gap
loophole
lapse
breach
absence
deficient
abnormality
void
judgement
scarcity
insufficient
vacuum
deficit
deprivation
hole
disability