Synonyms of shorts

shorts 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of short

as in stings

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

charged that the used-car dealer had been shorting customers for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stings
• squeezes
• cheats
• plucks
• hustles
• sticks
• beats
• screws
• tricks
• suckers
• fleeces
• hoses
• does
• cozens
• skins
• rips off
• gaffs
• clips
• shakes down
• fiddles
• bleeds
• stiffs
• exploits
• diddles
• reams
• chisels
• cons
• swindles
• mulcts
• skunks
• chouses
• fools
• nobbles
• shortchanges
• deceives
• rooks
• victimizes
• flimflams
• defrauds
• euchres
• wrenches
• takes to the cleaners
• thimblerigs
• bilks
• does in
• sells a bill of goods to
• takes for a ride
• betrays
• nicks
• milks
• extorts
• overcharges
• gouges
• soaks
• dupes
• gulls
• bitches
• wrings
• wrests
• ropes (in)
• bamboozles
• fast-talks
• double-crosses

shorts

2 of 2

noun

plural of short

1

as in documentaries

Related Words

• documentaries
• films
• features
• movies
• short subjects
• animated cartoons
• featurettes
• cartoons
• pictures
• flicks
• motion pictures
• moving pictures
• docudramas
• silents
• talkies
• B pictures
• flickers
• B movies
• cofeatures

2

as in pants

Related Words

• pants
• undershorts
• underpants
• boxers
• undershirt
• briefs
• boxer shorts
• drawers
• pajamas
• long johns
• union suit
• underdrawers
• nightgown
• underskirt
• nightshirt
• panties
• nightdress
• underwear
• slip
• lingerie
• undies
• undergarments
• scanties
• underclothes
• unmentionables
• underclothing
• pj's

Dissimilar Words

• outerwear

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shorts

Verb

Choosing an essential with a little something extra to it—like these La DoubleJ trouser shorts with a fun pattern—is a great place to start. — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026

Some of the biggest put-buying was tied to spread strategies used in the YieldMax Short MSTR Option Strategy ETF (WNTR), a fund that shorts Strategy stock while collecting income in put spreads, according to sources familiar with the trading. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 5 June 2026

Pair your black biker shorts with an oversized matching blazer, and give it a sultry effect by layer with a lace top and a pointy-toe kitten heels. — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 5 June 2026

That’s certainly true this year, as Newsom’s last budget shorts the state constitution’s mandatory allocation for schools by a few billion dollars, with a promise to make it up later, which drew opposition from school officials throughout the state. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 May 2026

Bach, 72, played Daisy Duke, the confident, strong-willed cousin who made ultra-short denim shorts a fashion moment on the show from 1979 to 1985. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026

Kyle Hency started Chubbies in 2011 with three Stanford friends as a fun, weekend‑and‑beer‑vibe shorts brand. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026

Of course the star who made red carpet shorts a thing (twice) will wear a tank any time. — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026

Competitive sections for features, documentaries, and shorts each comprise 16 titles, while retrospectives, restorations, and regional premieres are grouped into three out-of-competition strands of 24 films. — Ben Croll, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025

Noun

Sundresses, shorts, and short sleeves are ideal for scorching days, but might make a low temperature indoors a bit more uncomfortable. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026

All features and series screened to UK audiences for the first time, including 28 world premieres (7 features, 1 series, 19 shorts, 1 immersive), 11 International Premieres (11 features, 1 short), and 20 European Premieres (12 features, 7 shorts, 1 immersive). — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025

Accompanied by a bevy of dancers dressed in camo shorts and white T-shirts and her DJ, their commander of the night turned up the heat with her performance, and while initially wearing a short camo jacket. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025