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?
I see no need to resort to the criminal contempt statute to enforce our April 19 subpoena, at least for now, so long as Justice Department upholds Justice Department end of the bargain, but our arrangement with Justice Department does not extend to the full scope of our request for the full Mueller report and its underlying materials, including grand jury information, nor does it extend to our demand that Don McGahn, Don McGahn, testify before Judiciary Committee.
It covers ground and air and there are multiple people involved, and it is difficult to know who is doing what let alone the cost of the campaign, it is hardly surprising that the near term focus of the countries at the vanguard of the campaign has switched from long-term equipment to replenishing ammunition stocks and looking at lessons of the air campaign.
People on both sides are incredibly anxious about this, if we can, I see it as critical to lay out the facts and, as long as the facts support it, make clear things are going as designed.
Honestly, it’s been a long journey, but it’s been a great journey, it’s worth it.
There is no reason for alarm, and the public should continue to take common sense steps to avoid mosquito bites, like using repellent and wearing long pants and shirts.
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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