Short-shrift Synonyms

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Synonyms for Short-shrift

no pity
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small end of the deal
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summary treatment
a brief and unsympathetic rejection
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no quarter
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quick work
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pitilessness
The condition of being pitiless
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kick-in-the-teeth
(Idiomatic) A humiliating insult or instance of bad treatment, especially when one is expecting friendship or in need of support; a sudden and unexpected setback; a strong rebuff.
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small portion
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tender mercies
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Find another word for short-shrift. In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for short-shrift, like: no pity, small end of the deal, summary treatment, no quarter, quick work, pitilessness, kick-in-the-teeth, small portion and tender mercies.
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Short-shrift Sentence Examples

  • A Chinese attempt to enter the US energy sector was given very short shrift by the US Congress only a couple of months ago.

  • Such thieves as refused to work with him received short shrift.

  • Thus the " lazy yawning drone," as Shakespeare puts it, has a short shrift when his usefulness to the community is ended.

  • However, they received short shrift from the House of Lords.

  • Cambridge made short shrift of them on the outside of bends.

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