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shortness

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Synonyms & Antonyms of shortness

the condition of being short

the shortness of the commencement speech was much appreciated by the impatient graduates

Synonyms for shortness

brevity,
briefness,
conciseness

Words Related to shortness

abbreviation,
abridgment
(or abridgement),
compression,
condensation,
contraction,
curtailment

decreasing,
diminishing,
lessening,
reducing,
shortening,
shrinking

abruptness,
brusqueness,
curtness

compendiousness,
crispness,
laconism,
pithiness,
succinctness,
tautness,
terseness

littleness,
minuteness,
smallness,
tininess

Near Antonyms for shortness

extensiveness

elongating,
elongation,
extending,
extension,
prolongation,
prolonging,
protraction,
stretching

expansion,
growth,
spread

diffuseness,
garrulousness,
long-windedness,
prolixity,
talkativeness,
talkiness,
verboseness,
volubility,
wordiness

bigness,
bulkiness,
greatness,
heftiness,
largeness

Antonyms for shortness

lengthiness

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