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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'short' Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) short
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed Synonyms: short circuit , shortstop Antonyms: longish , tallish , weeklong , long-snouted , statuesque , overnight , extended , long-handled , lifelong , long-shanked , long-lasting , prolonged , long-range , eternal , longitudinal , continuing , long , sufficient , courteous , pole-handled , polysyllabic , eight-day , gangling , lank , nightlong , sesquipedalian , longstanding , seven-day , leggy , long-legged , far , daylong , oblong , chronic , extendable , stately , long-life , stretch(a) , perennial , interminable , lengthened , elongated , agelong , monthlong , endless , yearlong , long-stalked , protracted , womb-to-tomb , lanky , long-staple , drawn-out , rangy , long-wool , semipermanent , long-lived , tall , bimestrial , hourlong , in height(p) , lengthy , tall-stalked , long-acting , durable , long-dated , time-consuming , gangly , lasting , long-wooled , long-run , all-night , unbreakable , extendible , provident , elongate , tall-growing , long-term
2. (noun) short circuit, short
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference Synonyms: short circuit , shortstop , short Antonyms: agelong , long-stalked , long-range , extendable , eight-day , provident , perennial , tall-growing , prolonged , courteous , extendible , long , long-staple , semipermanent , overnight , protracted , sesquipedalian , statuesque , long-shanked , lifelong , sufficient , far , durable , leggy , lengthy , in height(p) , long-life , chronic , long-snouted , monthlong , long-legged , continuing , pole-handled , drawn-out , tall , lanky , long-run , womb-to-tomb , tall-stalked , endless , stretch(a) , long-term , long-acting , longstanding , longish , weeklong , lank , gangling , eternal , bimestrial , elongate , polysyllabic , yearlong , daylong , hourlong , elongated , nightlong , oblong , seven-day , long-lived , stately , rangy , long-lasting , lengthened , long-dated , long-wool , extended , tallish , long-wooled , lasting , all-night , time-consuming , long-handled , interminable , longitudinal , unbreakable , gangly
3. (adj) shortstop, short
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base Synonyms: short circuitshortstop , short Antonyms: prolonged , tall , extendable , extended , leggy , protracted , long-handled , polysyllabic , daylong , weeklong , statuesque , long long-wool , tall-growing , elongated gangly bimestrial monthlong long-range lanky continuing agelong long-run stately endless hourlong tallish provident far , longish long-shanked long-staple lengthened chronic seven-day drawn-out long-term longstanding longitudinal courteous pole-handled nightlong overnight eight-day lank all-night sesquipedalian long-dated tall-stalked extendible yearlong stretch(a) , elongate durable long-snouted gangling lasting unbreakable in height(p) , long-life long-lasting long-acting semipermanent interminable long-legged long-wooled eternal long-lived sufficient time-consuming womb-to-tomb lengthy oblong perennial lifelong long-stalked rangy 4. (adj) short
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration Synonyms: forgetful poor myopic brusk inadequate shortsighted curt light unretentive scant(p) , short(p) , little unforesightful brusque Antonyms: elongate overnight , long-lasting , stretch(a) , long-stalked , long-term sufficient protracted lanky extended nightlong tall-growing oblong eight-day longstanding , long-handled , eternal , time-consuming , long , long-wooled , interminable , perennial , longitudinal , long-run , lengthy , pole-handled , seven-day , long-wool , yearlong agelong gangling , long-life , extendible tall-stalked gangly lengthened statuesque extendable long-range weeklong sesquipedalian leggy drawn-out long-lived monthlong continuing , polysyllabic durable long-acting tall all-night daylong stately prolonged endless provident bimestrial tallish courteous hourlong elongated rangy long-staple lank far , long-legged lifelong unbreakable in height(p) , chronic womb-to-tomb semipermanent long-dated lasting long-snouted , longish , long-shanked 5. (adj) short
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length Synonyms: forgetful poor myopic brusk inadequate shortsighted curt light , unretentive scant(p) , short(p) , little unforesightful brusque Antonyms: daylong gangly tall-stalked far , long-range long-legged stretch(a) , oblong in height(p) , protracted gangling tallish hourlong agelong unbreakable eight-day long lengthened , yearlong longish extendible tall lank long-lived womb-to-tomb long-run prolonged elongated long-wooled all-night leggy durable longitudinal weeklong polysyllabic long-wool continuing statuesque tall-growing long-handled endless , time-consuming lengthy long-snouted long-lasting lifelong lanky drawn-out seven-day long-term extendable extended monthlong semipermanent overnight sufficient nightlong long-dated eternal , sesquipedalian , long-stalked , chronic , rangy elongate interminable long-shanked pole-handled provident stately perennial lasting courteous bimestrial longstanding long-staple long-life long-acting 6. (adj) short, little
low in stature; not tall Synonyms: small poor , footling , short(p) , trivial , brusk unforesightful curt lilliputian , slight minuscule piddling unretentive petty , myopic , short , scant(p) , little(a) , inadequate picayune light , brusque fiddling little shortsighted , piffling , niggling forgetful Antonyms: interminable tallish semipermanent polysyllabic prolonged monthlong nightlong continuing statuesque lengthened , long gangling long-acting long-lasting extended , stretch(a) , long-stalked long-term lank , elongated leggy , rangy long-range long-run lengthy womb-to-tomb far , all-night sesquipedalian protracted unbreakable , long-dated , provident , overnight , lifelong , yearlong , tall-growing , extendible , daylong , tall-stalked , oblong , eternal , drawn-out , long-snouted , stately , long-staple , elongate long-wooled , hourlong perennial , long-legged , durable , long-handled , pole-handled , seven-day , agelong long-wool , gangly courteous weeklong long-shanked longish tall bimestrial long-life lanky time-consuming sufficient endless , longstanding longitudinal long-lived in height(p) , extendable lasting chronic eight-day 7. (adj) inadequate, poor, short
not sufficient to meet a need Synonyms: pitiable pathetic brusque brusk misfortunate poor pitiful hapless short(p) , miserable curt light unequal unretentive wretched myopic short scant(p) , inadequate , piteous , unforesightful little shortsighted forgetful Antonyms: lank pole-handled eight-day extendable long-wool long-run nightlong long-life sesquipedalian long-handled long-wooled chronic provident longish hourlong long-legged overnight gangly seven-day long-lived long unbreakable lifelong womb-to-tomb tall perennial tallish prolonged stately long-range leggy all-night long-term courteous durable protracted continuing extended stretch(a) , long-snouted sufficient time-consuming yearlong elongate in height(p) , longitudinal tall-stalked drawn-out long-stalked long-shanked statuesque semipermanent rangy polysyllabic eternal interminable lengthy long-lasting extendible lanky gangling long-acting daylong far , lengthened agelong oblong endless weeklong tall-growing lasting elongated long-staple longstanding monthlong bimestrial long-dated 8. (adj) unretentive, forgetful, short
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range Synonyms: little oblivious short(p) , brusk unmindful unforesightful poor curt unretentive myopic short scant(p) , inadequate light brusque forgetful shortsighted mindless Antonyms: unbreakable womb-to-tomb tall-stalked daylong long-legged leggy sesquipedalian tallish sufficient lanky elongated long-lived long-life extendible nightlong monthlong prolonged courteous elongate bimestrial long-stalked tall-growing eternal yearlong long lank long-range long-wooled rangy overnight long-run interminable perennial agelong protracted time-consuming long-shanked tall semipermanent long-term long-wool pole-handled long-staple extended long-lasting eight-day endless statuesque drawn-out lengthened weeklong gangly longish oblong chronic long-dated longstanding lasting durable seven-day long-acting long-handled lifelong gangling in height(p) , longitudinal hourlong long-snouted provident polysyllabic continuing stretch(a) , far , extendable stately all-night lengthy 9. (adj) short
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices Synonyms: forgetful poor myopic brusk inadequate shortsighted curt light unretentive scant(p) , short(p) , little unforesightful brusque Antonyms: long-run stately oblong unbreakable elongate gangly drawn-out weeklong eight-day monthlong elongated tall-stalked endless seven-day sufficient continuing leggy longstanding long long-range semipermanent extended far , all-night yearlong long-lasting courteous extendable tallish extendible overnight lengthened gangling lank lifelong tall-growing polysyllabic longitudinal bimestrial rangy long-legged long-shanked long-staple lanky protracted long-acting long-stalked tall longish agelong long-lived nightlong in height(p) , interminable prolonged chronic daylong hourlong long-handled provident eternal long-life long-dated stretch(a) , womb-to-tomb sesquipedalian lengthy perennial durable statuesque time-consuming pole-handled long-wooled long-term long-snouted long-wool lasting 10. (adj) short
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration Synonyms: forgetful poor myopic brusk inadequate shortsighted curt light unretentive scant(p) , short(p) , little unforesightful brusque Antonyms: stately semipermanent lengthy continuing long-lived overnight prolonged yearlong long-snouted sufficient monthlong long womb-to-tomb long-wool long-wooled in height(p) , gangling long-handled far , polysyllabic long-stalked interminable oblong statuesque stretch(a) , gangly long-shanked bimestrial endless longish leggy lengthened provident lifelong long-range tall-growing all-night longstanding long-term nightlong perennial lasting unbreakable seven-day eternal extended sesquipedalian extendable eight-day longitudinal long-dated elongated long-run long-life tall-stalked agelong tall courteous extendible long-lasting time-consuming weeklong long-acting long-staple elongate tallish rangy hourlong lank chronic pole-handled long-legged daylong drawn-out durable lanky protracted 11. (adj) light, scant(p), short
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so Antonyms: lifelong lengthened rangy prolonged pole-handled agelong daylong weeklong lanky far , lengthy longitudinal yearlong long-run perennial leggy long-snouted long-staple extendible courteous long polysyllabic hourlong bimestrial endless eight-day longish long-term statuesque chronic long-range drawn-out womb-to-tomb lasting stretch(a) , longstanding long-stalked sufficient long-lived gangly seven-day long-acting overnight tall long-handled all-night semipermanent elongate continuing extended gangling long-wooled interminable long-wool extendable long-legged sesquipedalian monthlong nightlong long-dated stately long-lasting in height(p) , elongated unbreakable tallish tall-stalked eternal oblong time-consuming durable tall-growing long-life lank protracted provident long-shanked 12. (adj) short, shortsighted, unforesightful, myopic
lacking foresight or scope Synonyms: ill-considered ill-judged poor short(p) , brusk unforesightful curt improvident unretentive nearsighted myopic short scant(p) , inadequate light brusque little shortsighted forgetful Antonyms: sufficient long-staple tall-stalked long-wool lengthened leggy long-dated continuing long-wooled long-snouted long-life long provident long-legged weeklong chronic interminable polysyllabic statuesque long-range lank daylong lengthy drawn-out monthlong , eight-day oblong seven-day elongated agelong stretch(a) , all-night time-consuming semipermanent extendable durable longitudinal long-term longstanding yearlong bimestrial pole-handled overnight protracted extended elongate rangy gangling long-shanked nightlong unbreakable hourlong long-lived long-run long-stalked in height(p) , endless extendible long-lasting long-acting prolonged tallish sesquipedalian tall-growing perennial gangly courteous long-handled far , longish eternal womb-to-tomb lifelong lasting lanky stately tall 13. (adj) short
tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening Synonyms: forgetful poor myopic brusk inadequate shortsighted curt light unretentive scant(p) , short(p) , little unforesightful brusque Antonyms: monthlong long-shanked rangy agelong sesquipedalian sufficient long-lasting long-dated gangling all-night long tall-stalked long-handled durable unbreakable elongated courteous prolonged lasting longitudinal extended leggy lanky tall long-wool long-lived extendible lengthy extendable bimestrial seven-day long-snouted womb-to-tomb perennial weeklong provident lengthened lank eight-day long-acting tall-growing hourlong long-run tallish chronic eternal statuesque long-staple oblong long-life long-term stretch(a) , pole-handled daylong nightlong overnight far , gangly long-range semipermanent protracted interminable yearlong drawn-out long-stalked elongate longish lifelong time-consuming long-wooled long-legged endless in height(p) , continuing longstanding polysyllabic stately 14. (verb) brusque, brusk, curt, short(p)
marked by rude or peremptory shortness Antonyms: gangly , long-stalked , endless , long extendable , eight-day , nightlong , protracted , daylong , sufficient , elongated , long-lived , elongate polysyllabic , extended , sesquipedalian , long-legged , tall-growing , unbreakable , long-range , time-consuming , long-life , longish , pole-handled , long-snouted , stately , prolonged , seven-day , in height(p) , tall-stalked , lank , long-wooled , longstanding , leggy , drawn-out , long-wool , agelong , statuesque , far , long-shanked , extendible , longitudinal , womb-to-tomb , long-run , yearlong , long-lasting , semipermanent , stretch(a) , all-night , perennial , long-term , rangy , lasting , bimestrial , lengthened , eternal , provident , continuing , chronic , courteous , durable , long-handled , weeklong , oblong , overnight , tall , hourlong , long-acting , interminable , monthlong , long-staple , tallish , gangling , lifelong , lanky , lengthy , long-dated
15. (verb) short-change, short
cheat someone by not returning him enough money Synonyms: scam hornswoggle rook short-circuit swindle bunco nobble con , gyp , goldbrick victimize mulct short diddle gip , short-change defraud Antonyms: protracted , gangly , continuing , lanky , yearlong , long-stalked , longitudinal , sufficient , statuesque , long tall , gangling , rangy , chronic , extendible , drawn-out , far , longstanding , overnight , long-lasting , daylong , leggy , prolonged , lank , long-shanked , long-staple , oblong , lasting , stretch(a) , polysyllabic , all-night , extended , long-dated , provident , courteous , long-life , long-range , unbreakable , womb-to-tomb , monthlong , tall-growing , long-acting , elongated , long-lived , tallish , pole-handled , interminable , extendable , long-snouted , long-handled , tall-stalked , long-wool , lengthened , hourlong , long-run , elongate bimestrial , seven-day , semipermanent , lengthy , longish , endless , durable , weeklong , stately , long-term , long-legged , long-wooled , time-consuming , eternal , nightlong , agelong , perennial , sesquipedalian , lifelong , eight-day , in height(p)
16. (adverb) short-circuit, short
create a short circuit in Synonyms: go around , short-circuit , bypass , short-change , get around , short Antonyms: long-acting , leggy , seven-day , tall , long-stalked , sufficient , lifelong , long-legged , prolonged , long-snouted , longitudinal , long-run , gangly , overnight , pole-handled , protracted , courteous , nightlong , sesquipedalian , chronic , statuesque , long-term , long-life , far , long , long-wooled , long-range , tall-stalked , stretch(a) , agelong , monthlong , bimestrial , womb-to-tomb , long-dated , semipermanent , rangy , all-night , daylong , drawn-out , polysyllabic , long-staple , elongated , eight-day , extendable , interminable , lanky , tallish , extended , tall-growing , stately , long-shanked , eternal , longish , long-lived , lasting , yearlong , oblong , long-lasting , time-consuming , elongate , endless , weeklong , longstanding , unbreakable , lank , long-wool , hourlong , durable , provident , perennial , extendible , lengthened , long-handled , lengthy , continuing , gangling , in height(p)
17. (adverb) abruptly, suddenly, short, dead
quickly and without warning Synonyms: shortly , curtly , on the spur of the moment , perfectly , suddenly , short , absolutely , of a sudden , dead , utterly , unawares , abruptly , all of a sudden Antonyms: chronic , long-lasting , extended , overnight , longish , durable , yearlong , eight-day , seven-day , long , long-run , sufficient , lengthy , bimestrial , long-shanked , monthlong , statuesque , gangling , courteous , leggy , lanky , perennial , long-stalked , long-life , daylong , long-wool , elongated , protracted , semipermanent , polysyllabic , elongate , long-staple , sesquipedalian , extendable , longitudinal , tallish , lifelong , prolonged , long-acting , lasting , unbreakable , lank , pole-handled , stately , lengthened , long-range , time-consuming , gangly , longstanding , oblong , extendible , far , tall , long-legged , nightlong , long-term , weeklong , long-snouted , in height(p) , stretch(a) , long-handled , agelong , long-lived , long-dated , eternal , long-wooled , interminable , all-night , continuing , provident , womb-to-tomb , tall-growing , endless , hourlong , rangy , tall-stalked , drawn-out
18. (adverb) short
without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold Synonyms: dead , suddenly , unawares , shortly , curtly , abruptly Antonyms: long-range , longish , long-snouted , long-staple , longstanding , long-term , leggy , polysyllabic , unbreakable , long , bimestrial , all-night , tall , far , statuesque , elongated , tall-stalked , long-lasting , gangly , durable , womb-to-tomb , overnight , tall-growing , stretch(a) , long-run , long-wool , daylong , semipermanent , prolonged , endless , extendable , lanky , rangy , lengthened , long-dated , extended , pole-handled , stately , long-wooled , courteous , long-acting , agelong , eternal , perennial , chronic , protracted , lank , yearlong , nightlong , tallish , long-stalked , extendible , lifelong , gangling , in height(p) , eight-day , elongate , interminable , continuing , long-lived , oblong , sufficient , long-handled , monthlong , lasting , hourlong , sesquipedalian , provident , time-consuming , lengthy , long-life , weeklong , long-shanked , longitudinal , seven-day , drawn-out , long-legged
19. (adverb) short
clean across Synonyms: dead , suddenly , unawares , shortly , curtly , abruptly Antonyms: provident , lengthened , pole-handled , stretch(a) , nightlong , endless , leggy , long-wooled , longitudinal , extendable , unbreakable , long-legged , long-range , polysyllabic , sufficient , bimestrial , lengthy , gangly , prolonged , seven-day , eight-day , lank , semipermanent , long , interminable , agelong , lifelong , long-wool , gangling , elongated , protracted , oblong , long-shanked , far , all-night , time-consuming , tall , sesquipedalian , monthlong , long-term , lanky , longish , elongate , long-dated , extendible , extended , long-acting , long-lasting , daylong , long-lived , perennial , in height(p) , hourlong , eternal , durable , tallish , weeklong , rangy , long-snouted , courteous , continuing , stately , long-handled , long-staple , womb-to-tomb , tall-stalked , long-stalked , overnight , lasting , longstanding , statuesque , chronic , tall-growing , yearlong , long-life , drawn-out , long-run
20. (adverb) short
at some point or distance before a goal is reached Synonyms: dead , suddenly , unawares , shortly , curtly , abruptly Antonyms: tallish , pole-handled , prolonged , agelong , courteous , continuing , long-stalked , interminable , long-life , unbreakable , extended , endless , sufficient , long , bimestrial , long-range , weeklong , nightlong , semipermanent , provident , lank , eight-day , elongated , extendable , leggy , long-snouted , tall-growing , durable , statuesque , overnight , long-handled , extendible , long-staple , stately , eternal , seven-day , rangy , polysyllabic , lengthy , in height(p) , lanky , stretch(a) , yearlong , long-lasting , tall-stalked , long-wooled , long-legged , long-lived , gangling , all-night , chronic , sesquipedalian , long-dated , monthlong , long-acting , long-run , tall , lifelong , drawn-out , gangly , protracted , longish , hourlong , daylong , perennial , longstanding , womb-to-tomb , long-shanked , lengthened , long-term , time-consuming , far , oblong , longitudinal , elongate , long-wool , lasting
21. (adverb) short
so as to interrupt Synonyms: dead , suddenly , unawares , shortly , curtly , abruptly Antonyms: long , womb-to-tomb , durable , yearlong , long-term , extended , stately , long-wooled , chronic , lifelong , tallish , long-range , continuing , prolonged , rangy , provident , long-life , bimestrial , long-run , elongate , daylong , nightlong , long-lived , long-legged , courteous , all-night , tall-stalked , eight-day , lank , leggy , tall-growing , time-consuming , tall , hourlong , long-dated , lengthened , oblong , long-snouted , sesquipedalian , agelong , weeklong , in height(p) , stretch(a) , pole-handled , polysyllabic , long-lasting , overnight , gangly , lengthy , sufficient , longstanding , elongated , long-handled , semipermanent , longitudinal , long-wool , statuesque , lasting , lanky , long-stalked , eternal , drawn-out , long-staple , protracted , long-shanked , unbreakable , long-acting , interminable , gangling , extendible , longish , seven-day , extendable , monthlong , perennial , far , endless
22. (adverb) short, unawares
at a disadvantage Synonyms: dead , suddenly , unawares , shortly , curtly , short , abruptly Antonyms: stretch(a) , longstanding , long-range , endless , long-term , perennial , tallish , durable , drawn-out , womb-to-tomb , far , lifelong , tall-growing , long-dated , daylong , elongated , oblong , lanky , eight-day , long-run , lasting , long , long-lasting , yearlong , interminable , long-lived , seven-day , long-staple , long-acting , all-night , protracted , eternal , pole-handled , hourlong , stately , chronic , leggy , long-wooled , courteous , longish , monthlong , extended , unbreakable , agelong , long-shanked , prolonged , tall , longitudinal , sufficient , lengthened , semipermanent , provident , gangly , rangy , lank , in height(p) , extendible , lengthy , overnight , long-stalked , statuesque , bimestrial , long-handled , long-life , polysyllabic , extendable , sesquipedalian , long-snouted , gangling , continuing , tall-stalked , elongate , nightlong , weeklong , long-wool , time-consuming , long-legged
23. (adverb) curtly, short, shortly
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner Synonyms: in short , shortly , curtly , concisely , soon , presently , suddenly , short , in brief , dead , unawares , briefly , abruptly , before long Antonyms: agelong , tall-growing , far , long-term , time-consuming , sesquipedalian , extendible , longstanding , lengthy , elongated , long , longitudinal , long-lasting , gangly , statuesque , courteous , long-range , stately , extended , long-staple , nightlong , seven-day , lengthened , long-snouted , daylong , endless , lasting , monthlong , unbreakable , long-life , semipermanent , stretch(a) , polysyllabic , gangling , provident , long-legged , long-acting , protracted , lifelong , all-night , long-wool , lanky , rangy , leggy , oblong , tall-stalked , prolonged , pole-handled , interminable , perennial , long-handled , bimestrial , long-wooled , eight-day , long-lived , tall , long-run , sufficient , tallish , weeklong , eternal , continuing , durable , womb-to-tomb , long-dated , hourlong , longish , long-shanked , lank , extendable , elongate , drawn-out , long-stalked , overnight , in height(p) , chronic , yearlong
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'short' English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. short
Anything short or brief is of relatively small extent. That which is concise (L. con-, with, together, and cædo, cut) is trimmed down, and that which is condensed (L. con-, with, to Synonyms: terse , brief , concise , neat , short , compact , condensed , pithy , succinct , compendious , laconic , sententious Antonyms: diffuse , lengthy , long , prolix , tedious , verbose , wordy
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