Shortcoming and Virtue

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Shortcoming noun - A defect in character.

Usage example: a wife who never tires of listing her husband's perceived shortcomings

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Virtue is an antonym for shortcoming.

Virtue noun - A quality that gives something special worth.

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Shortcoming is an antonym for virtue.

Nearby Words: virtuous, virtually, virtuously, virtu

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Virtue and Shortcoming. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shortcoming/virtue

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