Synonyms of sawed-off

sawed-off

adjective

ˈsȯd-ˌȯf 

as in short

having relatively little height

he was an unpleasant, sawed-off man who seemed to believe that aggressiveness could make up for his perceived deficiency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• short
• little
• small
• low
• tiny
• low-slung
• low-lying
• slight
• dwarf
• dwarfish
• diminutive
• miniature
• petite
• compact
• stubby
• smallish
• pocket
• flat
• mini
• half-pint
• pocket-size
• pygmy
• dinky
• stumpy
• bitty
• puny
• undersized
• squatty
• squat
• dumpy
• teeny
• stunted
• wee
• scrubby
• pint-size
• bantam
• minimized
• teeny-weeny
• minute

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tall
• high
• towering
• lofty
• lifted
• elevated
• uplifted
• raised
• upswept
• lanky
• high-rise
• statuesque
• large
• rangy
• altitudinous
• bulky
• sizable
• oversize
• big
• voluminous
• hefty
• outsize
• gangling
• largish
• hulking
• gangly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sawed-off

None of this felt realistic, especially not Colman Domingo’s sawed-off-shotgun-wielding Ali shooting up Alamo’s club in his mentee Rue’s honor, shattering a mask of poise that had defined his character (like the whiplash of Khaleesi’s end of Game of Thrones rogue era). — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 June 2026

The Senate kept the provision on silencers in its version of the bill and expanded upon it, adding short-barreled, or sawed-off, rifles and shotguns. — Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025