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 These started with short-range rocket attacks in 2020 and quickly evolved into drone attacks by the following. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Its proximity to Russian military positions only two miles away on the other bank of the Dnipro River means that civilians face a heightened risk of attacks by short-range Russian drones. — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 The Sunderland man sits at the very centre of midfield, pulling the strings with his short-range passing and, more importantly, organising the structure around him. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Since 2023, Ukraine has developed an effective arsenal of short-range First Person View (FPV) drones that now cause more than 90% of Russian casualties, according to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for short-range

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Adjective

Jorge León, senior vice president at Rystad Energy, wrote in a note on Friday that a limited agreement between Washington and Tehran remained the firm's base case scenario, though confidence in that outcome had weakened.

— Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 July 2026
The conference in Shanghai shows both the extent and the limits of its reach, with limited involvement of American firms despite what state media called record attendance at this year’s event.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of limited

Adjective

Planning and Zoning Commission members on May 18 voted in a tie, which meant a denial of the application under a conditional use permit, but the owners pressed forward seeking an annexation with a development agreement instead.

— Noah Daly July 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
As ever, the truth is far more nuanced and conditional than activists or tech executives admit.

— Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Definition of conditional

Adjective

If Argentina sought to destabilise the English, the beginning to the final against Spain was more tentative.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Instead, cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema’s lens emphasizes the wildness of the landscape in a way that suggests how tentative civilization’s hold on this place is.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026

Definition of tentative

Adjective

On the National Mall this week, Freedom 250 signs pointed visitors toward temporary state pavilions, a Ferris wheel and mobile, transitory history exhibits.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 July 2026
In June of that year, as the Fed pivoted off its transitory-inflation stance, the team used its quarterly investor call to lay out the changes coming to its investment and property management approach.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Definition of transitory

Adjective

Like a poem, a picture is another way of remembering, of trying to capture the ephemeral, recover a fleeting moment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Others express concern about shifting attention of the schools too sharply to the ephemeral needs of the labor market.

— Tim Knowles, Fortune, 8 July 2026

Definition of ephemeral

Adjective

The government has aggressively pursued cases against protesters and others who have had even fleeting and unintentional physical contact with agents.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 19 July 2026
But the walkout took place at a strange, fleeting moment when corporations like Google wanted to align themselves with the #resistance.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Definition of fleeting

Adjective

In that time, only Scheffler and Xander Schauffele – the last two Champion Golfers of the Year – have a better scoring average at the Open among qualified players than McIlroy does.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The portion reserved for qualified institutional buyers was subscribed 140 times, with most of the bids coming from domestic institutional investors such as banks and insurance companies.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 July 2026

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