Short Synonyms

140 short synonyms include small, little, tiny, minuscule, teeny, teeny-weeny, low, squat, stubby, and miniature. Short is an adjective, and its antonyms are long, tall, and roundabout. Here are some additional synonyms for "short" with example sentences.

Another word for Short

140 other ways to say short.

1. small

  • wee  
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  • tiny
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  • teeny-weeny  
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  • teeny  
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  • stubby  
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  • straight  
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  • squat  
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  • small
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  • minuscule  
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  • miniature  
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  • low
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  • little
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  • dwarf  
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  • direct
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2. dumpy

  • wee  
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  • tiny
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  • teeny-weeny  
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  • teeny  
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  • stubby  
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  • stocky  
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  • squat  
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  • small
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  • pocket-sized  
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  • pint-sized  
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  • petite  
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  • little
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  • Lilliputian  
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  • knee-high to a grasshopper  
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  • fubsy  
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  • elfin  
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  • dwarfish  
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  • dumpy  
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  • diminutive  
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3. brief

  • transitory  
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  • transient  
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  • temporary
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  • short-term  
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  • short-lived  
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  • quick  
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  • passing  
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  • momentary  
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  • meteoric  
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  • lightning  
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  • impermanent  
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  • fugitive  
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  • fugacious  
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  • flying  
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  • fleeting  
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  • fading  
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  • evanescent  
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  • ephemeral  
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  • cursory  
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  • brief
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4. concise

  • truncated  
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  • to the point  
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  • thumbnail  
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  • terse  
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  • synoptic  
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  • summary
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  • summarized  
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  • succinct  
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  • short and sweet  
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  • pointed  
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  • pithy  
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  • laconic  
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  • epigrammatic  
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  • economical  
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  • curtailed  
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  • curt  
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  • crisp  
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  • contracted  
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  • condensed  
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  • concise
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  • compendious  
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  • compact  
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  • brief
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  • abridged
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  • abbreviated
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5. deficient in

  • with too few/little …  
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  • with an insufficiency of  
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  • wanting (in)  
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  • strapped for  
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  • short on  
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  • pushed for  
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  • missing
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  • minus  
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  • low on  
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  • lacking (in)  
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  • in need of  
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  • deficient in  
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6. scarce

  • wanting  
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  • too little  
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  • thin
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  • sparse  
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  • scarcer than hen's teeth  
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  • scarce  
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  • scanty  
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  • scant  
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  • paltry  
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  • not to be had  
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  • not enough
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  • negligible  
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  • meagre  
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  • like gold dust  
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  • lacking  
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  • insufficient
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  • in short supply  
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  • inadequate
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  • hard to find  
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  • hard to come by  
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  • exiguous  
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  • deficient  
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  • at a premium
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7. curt

  • ungracious  
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  • uncivil  
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  • testy  
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  • terse  
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  • tart  
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  • surly  
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  • snappy  
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  • sharp
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  • rude
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  • offhand  
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  • impolite  
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  • ill-mannered  
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  • gruff  
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  • graceless  
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  • discourteous  
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  • curt  
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  • brusque  
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  • blunt
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  • bad-mannered  
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  • abrupt
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8. crumbly

  • shortcrust  
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  • friable  
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  • fatty  
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  • crumbly  
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  • crispy  
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  • crisp  
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  • brittle  
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Use short in a Sentence

A major drawback of this phone is its short battery life.

His recovery was nothing short of remarkable.

I need a short zizz before dinner.

Let's take a short break.

She wore a short dress.

The meeting was surprisingly short.

We expected it to be a short meeting, but in actuality, it lasted hours.