Head and Shortcoming

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Head noun - A special and usually inborn ability.

Usage example: I have no head for numbers

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Shortcoming is an antonym for head.

Nearby Words: heading, headland, headship, headband, headed

Shortcoming noun - A defect in character.

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Head is an antonym for shortcoming.

real	real head	real shortcoming
main	main head	main shortcoming

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Shortcoming and Head. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/head/shortcoming

Head & Shortcoming. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/head/shortcoming>.

Shortcoming or Head. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/head/shortcoming.

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