SHORT-RANGE Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

short-range

adjective

Definition of short-range

as in limited

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Recent Examples of short-range Crews previously reported that the fire was producing short-range spot fires and was spreading at a moderate rate. — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 North Korea test-fired almost a dozen short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, in its third such test this month. — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026 However, it’s not known to have transferred Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missiles as many feared earlier in the war. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Olsen is known more for his accuracy and short-range work, while Weinberg is known more for his strong leg. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for short-range

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Adjective

During the pandemic, car production was capped, and automakers used their limited capacity on building luxury cars, like Maseratis.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
Powerful Native nations and smaller communities resisted and limited colonial aggression through diplomacy, alliances, petitions and court cases, and wars of resistance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of limited

Adjective

The 2028 first-round pick, which originally belonged to the Colorado Avalanche, is conditional.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The news comes as the reality star was due to return to court on Tuesday, after he was granted conditional bail following a report of an alleged assault.

— Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of conditional

Adjective

The adoption of this policy came very late in the summer and after a more tentative earlier policy that mainly confused educators and parents.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
But Democrats have become more tentative to speak on immigration since the Obama years.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of tentative

Adjective

Since his confirmation earlier this year, the central bank has split further on whether inflation is truly transitory; last month’s decision to keep rates steady resulted in the most dissents since 1970.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
That all prices – high and low – are transitory is tautological.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of transitory

Adjective

The Leipzig scenes are both ephemeral and integral; later, Taro will speculate that if the Germans had had the same revolutionary zeal as the Spanish, Hitler might have been defeated.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Viral memes and videos are often good for only ephemeral dopamine hits, but leave the elixir to the humor and talent of the Gregory Brothers, a longtime musical quartet.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of ephemeral

Adjective

Cook’s fleeting third down usage Without Ty Johnson available due to a hamstring injury, the Bills smartly wanted to see if their top rusher, James Cook, could stay on the field for third downs.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
For a fleeting moment, the Arab Spring seemed to offer an escape from the bleak logic that had dominated the previous decade.

— Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of fleeting

Adjective

The answer to our nation’s physician shortage crisis is to fully open the doors to residency for all qualified candidates, not to close the door on those who choose the osteopathic pathway.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
Condoleezza Rice Former Secretary of State Rice is simultaneously too qualified for this role and also a little out of left field.

— Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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