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 South Korea’s National Security Council condemned the short-range missile launch, which follows a test on September 12. — CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 But the Americans responded with a 10-2 run of their own, sparked by a short-range jumper from Stewart off a give-and-go action with Jackie Young, and pulled within two by halftime. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 Despite the reduction of the exercises, Pyongyang fired 10 short-range ballistic missiles last week and issued a statement denouncing the exercises. — Reuters, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 To reinforce its point, the North followed up Thursday with a barrage of about a dozen short-range ballistic missiles launched from around the capital, Pyongyang, eastward toward the sea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. — Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for short-range

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Adjective

The collaboration centers on Muse Spark Open, the most capable open-weight model released under a license that allows for limited commercial use, according to Meta.

— Kif Leswing,Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Departments with limited staffing may not have the resources to dedicate multiple investigators to tracking down a suspect vehicle.

— Gino Vicci, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of limited

Adjective

Its Office of Strategic Capital has signed a conditional loan commitment worth $150 million with PsiQuantum, and the funding is intended to strengthen the company’s advanced manufacturing and prototyping capabilities in the US.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Mayor Caroline Torosis said the city has cut water and parking fees, limited conditional use permits and is working with businesses to expedite services.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of conditional

Adjective

The investigations into both incidents remain underway, but politicians have drawn tentative links to Tehran.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
The story is set in motion when Marie-Lou meets Mari, a Japanese theater director played by Tao Okamoto, and a tentative friendship forms.

— Elissa Suh, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of tentative

Adjective

Still, there are hints of purpose in such transitory alignments, a sense of intuitive forces at work.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of transitory

Adjective

Aganovic told New Beauty that shoppers are increasingly drawn to fragrances that capture an ephemeral environment, naming clouds, fresh air after a storm and humidity-laden forests as reference points.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
So many people point to Stop Making Sense as the benchmark for how to transform a live performance into something more than an ephemeral moment happening in front of a lens.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ephemeral

Adjective

This is a place to take a risk, to surrender, and at the very least, to experience something that can only happen for you in that moment — something altogether fleeting that is just yours.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
This isn’t a new era of Swedish exceptionalism, nor a fleeting moment in the sun (despite the dark Nordic winter around the corner).

— Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of fleeting

Adjective

Rubel said because the families are already qualified to have these services provided by a third party, the program should theoretically not cost the state much additional money.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026
Growers qualified under requirements covering soil health, water use, synthetic inputs, water quality and biodiversity.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of qualified

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