Shorter Synonyms and Antonyms

Marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. terser
  2. leaner
  3. briefer
Not sufficient to meet a need
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. shyer
  2. terser
  3. poorer
  4. scantier
  5. pithier
  6. briefer
  7. scarcer
Primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. gruffer
  2. crustier
  3. briefer
  4. blunter
Antonyms:
  1. longer
  2. larger
  3. lengthier
  4. politer
  5. kinder
Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. briefer
  2. smaller
  3. lower
  4. not so long
  5. more limited
  6. more concise
  7. more abrupt
  8. lessened
  9. diminished
  10. reduced
  11. curtailed
  12. littler
  13. lighter
Antonyms:
  1. taller
  2. higher
  3. longer
  4. thicker
  5. politer
  6. kinder
  7. larger
  8. lengthier
Insufficient
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. briefer
  2. quicker
  3. swifter
  4. speedier
  5. hastier
  6. faster
Antonyms:
  1. thicker
  2. politer
  3. kinder
  4. larger
  5. lengthier
  6. longer
Not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. longer
  2. larger
  3. lengthier

Shorter Sentence Examples

  • You're shorter than I expected.

  • It was shorter but rough and steep.

  • That should make for a shorter list.

  • Darkyn said Hell would do what she asked, so she willed her hair shorter and blonde.

  • Darkyn was a head shorter than Kris and wider, his steady gaze and roughly hewn features reminding him of Rhyn.

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