short end

NOUN

stub

Synonyms

STRONG

butt counterfoil dock remainder remnant root snag stump tag tail

WEAK

tail end

ADJECTIVE

least

Synonyms

STRONG

bottom first gutter infinitesimal last minimum minute nadir second third

WEAK

atomic entry-level feeblest fewest finical lowest meanest microcosmic microscopic minimal minutest molecular most trivial next to nothing niggling piddling poorest short-end tiniest trivial unimportant

Antonyms

STRONG

big huge large substantial

WEAK

most

Example Sentences

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Treasury yields fell in Asian trade, falling more on the short end than on the long end, according to Tradeweb data.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Average electricity customers in Virginia have also gotten the short end of the data center boom, critics say.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Hartnett thinks the short end of the Treasury yield curve will outperform the long end, as he views the Federal Reserve as unlikely to enact rate increases, thereby boosting longer-term inflation expectations.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Millennials like to say their generation got the short end of the economic stick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

But the deals people made with Nansi never quite ended well for them, as they usually found themselves on the short end of the stick—cheated and helpless.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

short end

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