Synonym of to be short

Adjective

abbreviated abridged brief passing precise quick rapid shortened short-lived terse abbreviate bare compressed condensed curtailed decreased diminished fleeting lessened little pointed summarised summarized summary to the point aphoristic boiled down breviloquent compendiary compendious concise curtate cut short cut to the bone decurtate epigrammatic in a nutshell laconic momentary not protracted pithy sententious short and sweet short-term succinct undersized unprolonged unsustained

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low small thick tiny compact diminutive petite pocket slight squat stunted wee chunky close to the ground not long not tall pint-sized pocket-sized runty sawed-off shallow skimpy squatty stocky stubby thickset

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insufficient limited poor shy slender slim tight failing lacking needing scant scanty short on wanting deficient exiguous inadequate low on meagre meager niggardly scarce short-handed sparse

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abrupt brisk discourteous sharp straight unfriendly blunt direct bad-tempered brusque curt gruff impolite inconsiderate irascible offhand rude short-spoken short-tempered snappy snippety snippy testy thoughtless unceremonious uncivil ungracious

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crisp crumbly fragile brittle crunchy delicate friable

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poor meagre scanty scant paltry limited disappointing restricted reduced modest insufficient inadequate sparse spare deficient negligible insubstantial skimpy little lean small slight slender miserable lamentable light meager pitiful scarce skimp slim sparing puny niggardly beggarly insignificant lowly measly trivial base contemptible diminutive ordinary stingy subnormal trifling pathetic piddling exiguous

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lacking wanting low missing jejune with an insufficiency too few too little

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quick abrupt active agile brief brisk cursory energetic expeditious fast fleeting hasty hurried immediate instant instantaneous keen momentary nifty nimble nippy passing rapid speedy sudden swift transient alert express fleet flying going prompt accelerated a move on animated ASAP breakneck curt double time expeditive harefooted headlong impatient impetuous lively mercurial move it on the double perfunctory posthaste pronto snappy spirited sprightly spry the lead out winged

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straight consecutive nonstop smooth solid straightforward successive true beeline direct even horizontal invariable level perpendicular plumb right running square upright vertical collinear continuous erect in a line in a row inflexible in line like an arrow lineal linear near precipitous rectilineal rectilinear sheer through unbent unbroken uncurled undeviating undistorted uninterrupted unrelieved unswerving

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ill-natured bad-tempered brusque cantankerous grouchy gruff grumpy ill-tempered irascible moody prickly snippy catty churlish crabbed crabby cross crotchety cussed dirty disagreeable disobliging dyspeptic hot-tempered ill-humored irritable malevolent malicious mean nasty ornery perverse petulant spiteful sulky sullen surly temperamental tempersome touchy unfriendly unkind unpleasant

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below depressed flat low down low-slung stumpy truncated bottom crouched deep inferior junior lowering minor prostrate shallow squat stunted subsided sunken beneath bottommost decumbent ground-level lesser low-hanging low-lying low-set near to the ground nether not high profound rock-bottom squatty subjacent under unelevated

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terse concise cryptic elliptical incisive laconic pithy precise snappish succinct trenchant aphoristic boiled down breviloquent clear-cut clipped close compact compendiary compendious condensed crisp cut to the bone epigrammatic exact gnomic in a nutshell neat pointed sententious short and sweet summary taut to the point

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bearish boorish dour impolite morose rude short-tempered testy tetchy truculent ugly unhelpful crusty curmudgeonly discourteous fractious glum ill-mannered saturnine uncivil ungracious

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blunt compressed bluff sharp

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pocket handy mini pocket-sized portable abridged canned capsule epitomised epitomized midget miniature minute peewee potted wee itsy-bitsy pint-sized pocket-size tiny

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summarising summarizing marrowy meaty synoptic

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ratty out of sorts impertinent sharp-tongued snippety

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strapped destitute impecunious impoverished needy skint beggared broke short of money strapped for cash dirt poor fortuneless out of money penniless penurious stone-broke

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economical

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petite dainty baby bantam delicate elfin minikin smallish

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pudgy stocky stubby broad fat heavy splay thick chunky dumpy heavyset thick-bodied thickset

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undersized feeble underdeveloped

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stout

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tight airtight sealed uncomfortable blind blocked bolted choking clumped cramping crushing cutting fastened firm fixed hermetic hermetically sealed impenetrable impermeable impervious locked nailed obstructed padlocked pinching plugged proof secure shrunken shut skintight slammed smothering snapped sound stopped up tied tied up watertight

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diminished imperfect incomplete minimal narrow partial cramped set faulty ineffectual unsatisfactory

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make a long story short

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depleted down dwindling run-down in short supply at a low level

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snatched

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shortened summarised summarized

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short-lived temporary impermanent short-term whirlwind

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dinky infant infinitesimal Lilliputian peanut snub toy young babyish embryonic hardly any immature imperceptible inappreciable inconsiderable microscopic not big not large shrimpy shrivelled shriveled teeny undeveloped wizened

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few only some less middling minority petty scattering a small amount of a small number of few and far between inconsequential infrequent not many not too many occasional rare scarcely any scattered seldom semioccasional some sporadic straggling thin thin on the ground uncommon unfrequent widely spaced

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below par unfulfilled absent bankrupt cooked deprived empty failing gone needed omitted shy away bereft burned out cut off defective devoid half-baked in default minus not good enough not up to par not up to scratch not up to standard out of gas patchy sketchy substandard too little too late unsound

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mere bare scrimp barren flimsy infertile minimum scrimpy shabby subtle tenuous unfinished unfruitful unproductive weak

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angry irritated annoyed cavilling caviling faultfinding peeved vexed captious choleric cranky fretful jumpy out of humor peevish pettish put out querulous quick-tempered splenetic waspish

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peremptory rushed unexpected cracking precipitate ready screaming spanking alacritous barrelling double-quick fleet-footed in nothing flat like crazy like mad shaking a leg speedball supersonic very fast

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interim makeshift provisional transitory acting alternate ephemeral fugitive make-do mortal perishable shifting stopgap substitute supply temp volatile ad hoc ad interim Band-Aid changeable evanescent for the time being fugacious overnight pro tem pro tempore provisory slapdash unfixed unstable

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low-cut revealing barely sufficient

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cheery loud blustering frank open rough tart barefaced candid downright forthright hearty honest no-nonsense outspoken plain-spoken short-spoken sincere tactless unceremonious

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arbitrary run-through compacted recapped rehashed

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acidic bitter critical cruel disapproving sarcastic sour acid astringent caustic dry wounding acerb acerbic acetose acidulous acrimonious barbed biting harsh piquant pungent scathing tangy vinegary

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elusive fleeing wanted criminal wandering avoiding errant erratic escaping evading flitting hot lamster moving on the lam planetary running away

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flash fly-by-night temporal deciduous emigrating flighty going by migrating transmigratory vacating

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dwarf dwarfed scrub shot shrimp dwarfish half-pint mite runted runtish runty small fry undergrown yea big yea high

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deteriorating dying fading not well waning weakening worsening declining defeated faint unavailing unprosperous unsuccessful unsufficient unthriving vain

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casual superficial surface glancing

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hectic rushing precipitant spur-of-the-moment subitaneous

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void abandoned clear drained emptied free tenantless unfilled unoccupied vacant vacuous without

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vanishing flash in the pan meteoric

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flawed not there impaired needing can't cut it coming up short deprived of not hacking it not making it sans

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gone astray lost removed disappeared mislaid misplaced astray AWOL left behind left out not present nowhere to be found unaccounted for

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tumultuous hurricane lightning rash tornado cyclonic impulsive

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episodic unenduring

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al dente brittle crispy crumbly fresh hard plump green crunchy friable ripe unwilted

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abbreviated abstracted cut edited precised

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thumbnail contracted curtailed

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explicit matter-of-fact straight-talking uncompromising unpolished

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careful concentrated dense meticulous particular rigorous circumscribed confined confining congested consolidated cropped crowded packed close-grained jam-packed substantial

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brickle stiff tense edgy nervous prim stilted

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here today and gone tomorrow short-lasting

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monosyllabic uncommunicative

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understaffed short-handed short-staffed understrength undermanned

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close-cropped close-cut close-trimmed trimmed

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chibi super deformed

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cheat bilk con deceive defraud delude dupe fleece fool hoodwink mislead rogue swindle trick victimise victimize bamboozle beat beguile bleed bunco burn caboodle chisel cozen crib cross diddle do finagle flimflam fudge gouge gyp hose milk ream rook sandbag scam screw shaft shuck skin snow stiff sucker take trim two-time belirt blench break the rules do a number on double-cross double-deal fast talk give bum steer jerk around lirt pull one's leg rip off rope in take for a ride take in take out

Adjective

brutal coarse forceful forcible hilly noisy physical raw tough violent crude extreme gross rowdy boisterous crass drastic hairy improper inconsiderate indecorous indelicate inelegant loutish severe uncouth uncultivated uncultured unfeeling unjust unmannerly unrefined untutored vulgar

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spare afford allow do without give give up grant manage without provide save bestow get by without pinch relinquish scrape scrimp skimp stint supply dispense with part with put by salt away

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distinct

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stinging double-edged penetrating peppery piercing sardonic stabbing thoughtless virulent vitriolic

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marginal nominal fractional fragmentary

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derisory hopeless incompetent ineffective inefficient laughable unequal bush-league found wanting glitch impotent inapt incapable incommensurate junk lame lemon lousy miserly not enough parsimonious sterile stinted unqualified

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careless ill-advised reckless urgent brash chop-chop eager fiery foolhardy heedless incautious madcap PDQ quickened quickie slambang

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huffy sensitive angered disgruntled exasperated huffish hurt insulted irked miffed moping nettled offended piqued provoked resentful riled stewed

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atypical excellent exceptional extraordinary intermittent precious singular strange unique unlikely unthinkable unusual valuable attenuate attenuated inconceivable isolated out of the ordinary rarefied recherche subtile unheard of unimaginable unwonted

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shoddy underprovided undersupplied amiss bad damaged injured marred not cut out for not make it outta gas second fiddle second string third string unassembled

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short-range

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intervening present

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unthoughtful antisocial apathetic asocial deaf disregardful egocentric hot-headed inattentive indifferent indiscreet insensitive listless neglectful negligent primitive self-centred self-centered selfish uncaring unconcerned undiplomatic unheeding unmindful unthinking

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standout magnificent outstanding preeminent remarkable towering

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tactical

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bitty

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offhand stern fierce

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half-finished inchoate piecemeal broken expurgated garbled half-done incoherent part rudimentary unaccomplished unconsummated under construction underdone undone unexecuted unwhole

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scornful snarling

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poverty-stricken distressed indigent in need bad off down and out down-and-out financially poor hard up impencunious in dire circumstances in great need in want miserably poor moneyless necessitous needful stone broke stranded suffering unmoneyed very poor

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out of short of unample unfitted

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imperious

Nearby Words

to be short-handed to be short of to be short-staffed to be shot to be showy to be shy to be shocked to be shock to be shipwrecked to be shifted to be shattered to be sharp-eyed

Antonym of to be short

English Vocalbulary

Synonym of rude Synonym of small Synonym of cursory Synonym of piddly Synonym of uncommunicative Synonym of scarce Synonym of pithy Synonym of crumbly Synonym of snappish Synonym of inconsiderate Synonym of marrowy Synonym of skimpy Synonym of succinct Synonym of neck and neck Synonym of short lived Synonym of brusque Synonym of abrupt Synonym of compendious Synonym of short spoken Synonym of unceremonious Synonym of sententious Synonym of inhospitable Synonym of ungracious Synonym of shy Synonym of undermanned Synonym of transitory Synonym of bad Synonym of difficult Synonym of mean Synonym of cheap Synonym of churlish Synonym of thin Synonym of easy Synonym of superficial Synonym of good Synonym of weak Synonym of crabby Synonym of thick Synonym of snappy Synonym of narrow Synonym of volatile Synonym of undiplomatic Synonym of not good enough Synonym of hard Synonym of humble Synonym of feeble Synonym of harsh Synonym of significancy Synonym of angry Synonym of impatient Synonym of focus Synonym of morose Synonym of coarse Synonym of tactless Synonym of strange Synonym of puny Synonym of untactful Synonym of strong Synonym of cold Synonym of unpolitic Synonym of inconsequential Synonym of pitiful Synonym of shabby Synonym of happy Synonym of substance Synonym of weightless Synonym of peevish Synonym of quickly Synonym of signification Synonym of point Synonym of one dimensional Synonym of quality Synonym of smart Synonym of fine Synonym of destitute Synonym of unfinished Synonym of crude Synonym of miserable Synonym of truculent Synonym of core Synonym of bare Synonym of purport Synonym of lean Synonym of Philistine Synonym of trenchant Synonym of brash Synonym of rapid Synonym of disagreeable Synonym of trivial Synonym of faulty Synonym of raw Synonym of clear Synonym of vulgar Synonym of irritable Synonym of fly by night Synonym of defective Synonym of elusive Synonym of cantankerous Synonym of sparse Synonym of impulsive Synonym of understanding Synonym of significant Synonym of discourteous Synonym of measly Synonym of sad Synonym of imperfect Synonym of meaning Synonym of provisional Synonym of slender Synonym of paltry Synonym of speedy Synonym of incisive Synonym of early Synonym of clever Synonym of lank Synonym of weedy Synonym of silent Synonym of fresh Synonym of necessitous Synonym of careless Synonym of sudden Synonym of special Synonym of firm Synonym of sullen Synonym of familiar Synonym of taciturn Synonym of several Synonym of twiggy Synonym of insignificant Synonym of economical Synonym of quiet Synonym of gone Synonym of boorish Synonym of unforbearing Synonym of stop Synonym of exiguous Synonym of level Synonym of essence Synonym of sordid Synonym of flimsy Synonym of irascible Synonym of reason Synonym of infrequent Synonym of tatty Synonym of empty Synonym of ill Synonym of stern Synonym of cry Synonym of active Synonym of reserved Synonym of scrubby Synonym of gross Synonym of simple Synonym of temporal Synonym of wretched Synonym of uncommon Synonym of sketchy Synonym of unthinking Synonym of facile Synonym of drunk Synonym of explanation Synonym of ready Synonym of common Synonym of squalid Synonym of unsavory Synonym of tasteless Synonym of pitiable Synonym of heavy Synonym of petulant Synonym of hole Synonym of soft Synonym of self restrained Synonym of center Synonym of self controlled Synonym of judgment Synonym of weeny Synonym of knowledge Synonym of severe Synonym of throw Synonym of true Synonym of uncommunicable Synonym of tightlipped Synonym of incommunicative Synonym of uncivil Synonym of incommunicable Synonym of rotten Synonym of trick Synonym of Scotch Synonym of touchy Synonym of ruthful Synonym of dainty Synonym of modest Synonym of deception Synonym of precipitant Synonym of dull Synonym of ill tempered Synonym of unsatisfactory Synonym of upshot Synonym of meteoric Synonym of recap

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