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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
Today, our country is short on love and filled with selfishness brought about by the hegemony of the very rich.
A business group started a petition drive seeking to undo the measure but fell short earlier this month.
Piscatella texted her a short time later, according to messages reviewed by The Times, describing her kids as “so cool.”
Colbert used his vocal talents Thursday to sing a tune about the situation, presenting a short song as a message from ABC and its parent company, Walt Disney.
He never griped that he was pitching on short rest, or pitching with a bum arm, or pitching with a terrible offense and an untrustworthy bullpen.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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