What are some opposite words for long?
Antonyms for long
lɔŋ, lɒŋ; ˈlɔŋ gər, ˈlɒŋ-; ˈlɔŋ gɪst, ˈlɒŋ-long
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
long
Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line; a large field, a large room, a large apple, etc. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable mental power. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but of less dignity. We do not say that George Washington was a big man.
Antonyms:
brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivialSynonyms:
abundant, ample, big, broad, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, considerable, enormous, extensive, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, large, massive, spacious, vast, wide
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
longadjective
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
"a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
Antonyms:
clipped, short, short-range, short-run, abbreviated, sound, truncate, short-term, brief, short and sweet(p), fugitive, stubby, shortened, momentary, scarce, telescoped, close, snub, momentaneous, sawn-off, fleeting, short-snouted, sawed-off, improvident, little, truncated, shortish, short-dated, curtalSynonyms:
prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsightedlongadjective
primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
"a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"
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abbreviated, short-range, truncated, short, brief, snub, close, momentaneous, sawn-off, stubby, short-snouted, sound, telescoped, short-run, fleeting, improvident, shortened, shortish, momentary, little, short-dated, scarce, sawed-off, truncate, clipped, short and sweet(p), short-term, curtal, fugitiveSynonyms:
prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsightedlongadjective
of relatively great height
"a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"
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short-snouted, momentaneous, short, fleeting, brief, short-run, short and sweet(p), short-range, snub, scarce, abbreviated, shortened, telescoped, short-term, sawed-off, momentary, curtal, little, truncate, improvident, shortish, short-dated, sawn-off, close, clipped, fugitive, truncated, sound, stubbySynonyms:
prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsightedretentive, recollective, long, tenaciousadjective
good at remembering
"a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"
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fugitive, improvident, shortened, brief, short, curtal, short and sweet(p), truncated, fleeting, short-term, close, sawed-off, stubby, momentaneous, short-dated, little, snub, clipped, truncate, abbreviated, short-snouted, short-run, sound, short-range, telescoped, momentary, scarce, shortish, sawn-offSynonyms:
prospicient, farsighted, recollective, persistent, tenacious, dour, foresightful, retentive, farseeing, coherent, foresighted, longsighted, dogged, unyielding, pertinaciouslongadjective
holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
"is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"
Antonyms:
stubby, sawed-off, little, short, shortened, truncate, shortish, short-range, clipped, sawn-off, snub, fleeting, short-run, short and sweet(p), abbreviated, curtal, short-dated, brief, fugitive, close, sound, truncated, momentary, telescoped, improvident, momentaneous, scarce, short-snouted, short-termSynonyms:
prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsightedlongadjective
(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
"the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"
Antonyms:
short and sweet(p), shortened, short, truncated, sound, short-range, sawed-off, short-snouted, shortish, improvident, little, curtal, momentary, short-run, brief, fugitive, fleeting, scarce, sawn-off, close, abbreviated, clipped, short-term, truncate, short-dated, telescoped, stubby, snub, momentaneousSynonyms:
prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsightedlongadjective
involving substantial risk
"long odds"
Antonyms:
brief, short, momentaneous, short-run, scarce, short and sweet(p), short-term, close, telescoped, curtal, fleeting, fugitive, shortened, sawn-off, sawed-off, truncated, short-range, short-dated, abbreviated, snub, shortish, short-snouted, clipped, momentary, sound, stubby, truncate, little, improvidentSynonyms:
prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsightedfarseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsightedadjective
planning prudently for the future
"large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
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short-run, snub, clipped, truncate, brief, short, curtal, fleeting, sound, sawed-off, short-range, scarce, shortened, momentary, abbreviated, shortish, short-dated, truncated, short and sweet(p), improvident, close, stubby, fugitive, momentaneous, short-snouted, telescoped, short-term, sawn-off, littleSynonyms:
prospicient, farsighted, retentive, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, presbyopic, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted, eagle-eyed, keen-sightedlongverb
having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"
"in long supply"
Antonyms:
fleeting, short-term, shortened, curtal, short, sawed-off, sawn-off, shortish, close, abbreviated, stubby, short-range, snub, truncated, momentary, scarce, brief, clipped, short-dated, little, telescoped, momentaneous, short-snouted, short and sweet(p), improvident, short-run, fugitive, sound, truncateSynonyms:
prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsightedhanker, long, yearnadverb
desire strongly or persistently
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close, little, brief, shortened, short-dated, short-run, stubby, short-term, short-range, curtal, truncate, short, truncated, sawn-off, scarce, sound, momentary, abbreviated, sawed-off, fleeting, short and sweet(p), momentaneous, improvident, short-snouted, shortish, telescoped, snub, clipped, fugitivelongadverb
for an extended time or at a distant time
"a promotion long overdue"; "something long hoped for"; "his name has long been forgotten"; "talked all night long"; "how long will you be gone?"; "arrived long before he was expected"; "it is long after your bedtime"
Antonyms:
truncated, short-dated, short, shortish, momentaneous, little, scarce, fugitive, short-run, snub, improvident, stubby, brief, abbreviated, short-term, short-range, clipped, fleeting, sawn-off, shortened, sound, short and sweet(p), sawed-off, short-snouted, curtal, close, truncate, momentary, telescopedlongadverb
for an extended distance
Antonyms:
clipped, curtal, abbreviated, short-run, brief, short, momentary, truncated, short-range, shortened, fugitive, telescoped, stubby, sawed-off, improvident, momentaneous, sawn-off, short-dated, scarce, fleeting, short and sweet(p), close, little, snub, truncate, sound, shortish, short-term, short-snouted
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
longadjective
Synonyms:
protracted, prolonged, lengthy, extended, lingering, extensive, inclusive, tedious, prolix, wordy, long-spun diffuselongverb
Synonyms:
yearn for, hanker after, crave
Editors Contribution
intervals
means longer than before
your mother might be interval in a line at school.
Submitted by 10333582 love school on September 16, 2019
How to use long in a sentence?
The Raleigh Police Department appreciates the long term and strong relationship it continues to have with Smithfield's.
The simple fact is that going forward what we need to do is to have someone that has a long standing set of rulings that consistently makes it clear that he is focused exclusively on upholding the Constitution of the United States.
Children who don’t eat lunch at school and spend long hours with an empty stomach tend to snack more when they return home and eat larger dinners, many children don’t eat breakfast either, making their first meal at home after returning from school.
I hope that people would quit accusing each other, we’re all guilty of sin. We all make mistakes. Therefore, you have no excuse to pass judgment on someone else. That’s what people do. They find a mistake you made when you were 18 years old or something you said on the internet long ago. Then they go after you with a vengeance. You’re condemning yourself by passing judgment on others. Do you think you’ll escape God’s judgment? In a culture of accusations, shame and condemnation, I’m just trying to speak out about the word of God… Just forgive each other and move on for crying out loud.
Although Essure is no longer available for implantation in the U.S., The FDA remains committed to evaluating long-term safety information in women who have received the device, including data from an FDA-required postmarket surveillance study, the FDA is working with Bayer, Essure's manufacturer, to modify The FDA study to include an additional interim analysis at one year of follow up after patients' permanent birth control procedure -- this is earlier than the previously planned analysis at three years.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#264 | long | |
#350 | small | |
#398 | little | |
#735 | close | |
#746 | short | |
#751 | limited | |
#803 | sound | |
#934 | quick | |
#1008 | mean | |
#1981 | minute | |
#2436 | brief | |
#3889 | narrow | |
#4106 | tiny | |
#7516 | slight | |
#11861 | condensed | |
#12556 | trivial | |
#12782 | concise | |
#13331 | petty | |
#14815 | speedy | |
#15777 | scarce | |
#19838 | microscopic | |
#19918 | slender | |
#20172 | curt | |
#20267 | insignificant | |
#20331 | truncated | |
#22984 | shortened | |
#23316 | fugitive | |
#23470 | abbreviated | |
#28003 | clipped | |
#33406 | momentary | |
#34418 | fleeting | |
#43622 | truncate | |
#46505 | curtailed | |
#50848 | diminutive | |
#54559 | stubby | |
#57224 | paltry | |
#58405 | infinitesimal | |
#58771 | snub | |
#67164 | scanty | |
#69037 | trifling | |
#118861 | inconsiderable | |
#235698 | improvident | |
#261191 | shortish | |
#271045 | telescoped |
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