shortness

NOUN

impatience

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anger annoyance anxiety eagerness edginess excitement nervousness restlessness uneasiness

STRONG

agitation avidity disquietude expectancy fretfulness haste hastiness heat impetuosity intolerance irritability rashness restiveness suspense vehemence violence

WEAK

ants in pants irritableness quick temper snappiness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathy calm calmness contentment enjoyment happiness joy peace

WEAK

control ease endurance forbearance patience tolerance waiting willingness

NOUN

lack

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absence dearth inadequacy loss paucity poverty reduction scarcity shortage shortcoming shortfall

STRONG

abridgement curtailment decrease default defect deficit depletion deprivation destitution distress exigency exiguity inferiority insufficiency meagerness miss necessity privation retrenchment scantiness shrinkage shrinking slightness stint want

WEAK

insufficience

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abundance affluence enough excess plenty success sufficiency

STRONG

addition advantage enlargement expansion increase perfection

WEAK

extra lot plethora profusion surplus

NOUN

smallness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

narrowness

STRONG

brevity diminutiveness minuteness petiteness scantiness slightness tininess

WEAK

atomity dinkiness infinitesimalness small size smallishness

Example Sentences

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Shortness of breath, chest pain, but after a while I could catch my breath and get my wits about me.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024

Shortness of breath is a frequent symptom of long COVID.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2022

Yeates’ wife described her symptoms: Shortness of breath, dry cough, fever, body aches, intense fatigue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2020

Shortness of breath, pain in one or both arms, nausea or vomiting, sweating, and “unusual” or extreme fatigue are additional signs.

From Fox News • Dec. 13, 2018

Excuse the Shortness of this Letter, my dear Niece, as I shall Write a much Longer one by Lady Maclaughlan.

From Marriage by Ferrier, Susan Edmonstone

shortness

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