to undershoot

Examples

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• In this case, we will follow the fate of every single other species in the history of the world that has overshot its underlying carrying capacity: their populations crash and actually undershoot the long-term carrying capacity for a while until the underlying ecosystem functions can be rebuilt.

  Blog text (8)

• I wish you wouldn't always undershoot the field like that.

  The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

• KC may be related to overshooting or undershooting the desired letter, irrespective of the keyboard.

  Academic text (1992)

• However, if the variables of e.g. "price level" or "unemployment" in that economic system tend to overshoot, undershoot, or oscillate, the system might be sub-optimal from a social point of view.

  Blog text (32)

• The team aimed to score 100 points, but they unfortunately undershot their target by a wide margin.

• The athlete trained hard for the competition but ended up undershooting the required distance in her final jump.

Synonyms

M

to miss

vsto undershoot

∞ 1.0

To fail to reach or hit something you aim for

fails because it stops before reaching the target

F

to fall short

vsto undershoot

64 3.9

Fail to reach the level people expect

fails by stopping before reaching the specific aim or point

U

to underperform

vsto undershoot

20 5.3

To do worse than expected or needed

fails because effort stops short of reaching a set target

M

to miss the mark

vsto undershoot

14 5.5

Fail to do what you meant to do

fails because it stops short of the intended result

U

to underachieve

vsto undershoot

1 5.5

Do less well than expected or than they can

fails by falling short of a physical target rather than ability use

Antonyms

O

to overshoot

6 4.6

To go past a target or point by mistake

How Accurate

to hit the bullseye

1 5.1

to hit

∞ 1.0

to miss

∞ 1.0

to undershoot

1 6.3

to fall short

64 3.9

Surface Forms

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Etymology