Thesaurus:short

Thesaurus:short

THESAURUS

short

English

Sense: having a small distance from one end or edge to another

Detail: Usually used in the positive vertical dimension.

Synonyms

• low

• scrimp

• short

• shortsome (UK dialect)

• stubbed

• stubby

• stumpy

Antonyms

• long    [WS]

• tall    [WS]

Hyponyms

• narrow    [WS]

• shallow    [WS]

•   —

• dumpy

• squat

• stocky    [WS]

•   —

• abridged

• decurtate

Hypernyms

• small    [WS]

Further reading

• “201. shortness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “short” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.