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short
adjective as in abridged
Strong matches
bare, compressed, condensed, curtailed, decreased, diminished, fleeting, lessened, little, summarized, summary
adjective as in not tall
Weak matches
chunky, close to the ground, pint-sized, pocket-sized, runty, sawed-off, skimpy, squatty, stocky, stubby, thickset, undersized
adjective as in insufficient
adjective as in abrupt, discourteous
Weak matches
bad-tempered, breviloquent, curt, gruff, impolite, inconsiderate, irascible, offhand, rude, short-spoken, short-tempered, snappy, snippety, snippy, testy, unceremonious, uncivil, ungracious
adjective as in crumbly
adverb as in abruptly
Weak matches
aback, by surprise, forthwith, sudden, unanticipatedly, unaware, unexpectedly, without delay, without hesitation, without warning
Example Sentences
The family's only sign of life from Joshi was a short video clip, believed to have been filmed in November 2023, and later recovered by the Israeli military.
It also enhanced gait performance and quality of life over short and mid-term periods.
She said this was a yellow weather warning not an amber one, "a short time of heavy rainfall, so this is concerning".
A player short, Britain still edged ahead through a Davies penalty.
The Australian failed to win a game and his dismissal - 39 days after his appointment on 9 September - meant his stint at Forest is the shortest permanent managerial reign in Premier League history.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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