Synonyms & related words for failings

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Words related to failings

Explore words related to failings — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include shortcomings, inadequacies, weakness, foibles, faults, flaws, failures, missteps. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does failings come from?

The word failings breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fail-, from Latin fallere (“deceive, fall short”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.