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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
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would present the cease-fire offer to the Kremlin, which has opposed anything short of a permanent end to the war.
But Wilson saw the situation differently, citing a series of factors about Mitchell’s traumatic upbringing in the foster-care system, history of addiction and “believable remorse” as justification for a shorter sentence.
They said this was shown by changes in levels of various genes in male foetal livers as early as 17 weeks into pregnancy, right through to adult males having shorter life expectancy.
Ferran, whose theatrical octave range is nothing short of astonishing, earns the sentiment in a way that I wasn’t sure was possible at this stage of the play’s existence.
“There’s no telling how many lives would be tragically cut short and how many communities would have been devastated had these drugs been distributed,” Bonta said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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