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short
Synonyms and Antonyms of short
1
having relatively little height
2
not lasting for a considerable time
extended, far, great, lengthy, long, long-drawn-out (or long-drawn), long-lived
3
not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need
abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful, plentitudinous
enlarged, expanded, supplemented
abounding, overflowing, teeming
big, considerable, hefty, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), large, largish, oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super
4
having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure
5
being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner
candid, direct, forthright, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, open, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, point-blank, straightforward, straight-out
artless, discourteous, disrespectful, impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, insensitive, rude, tactless, undiplomatic
brief, closemouthed, laconic, reserved, reticent, terse, tight-lipped
short
Synonyms and Antonyms of short
with great suddenness
all of a sudden (also on a sudden)
short
Synonyms and Antonyms of short
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, fleece, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize
sell a bill of goods to, take for a ride, take to the cleaners
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