Coming up short
Poor and coming up short are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poor" instead an adjective phrase "Coming up short".
Poor
Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Coming up short and poor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coming up short" instead an adjective "Poor".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- short and coming up short
- short and poor
- inadequate and coming up short
- inadequate and poor
- penurious and coming up short
- penurious and poor
- defective and coming up short
- defective and poor
- indigent and coming up short
- indigent and poor
- bankrupt and coming up short
- bankrupt and poor
- deficient and coming up short
- deficient and poor
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Poor and Coming up short. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/coming_up_short/poor
Coming up short & Poor. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/coming_up_short/poor>.
Poor or Coming up short. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/coming_up_short/poor.
