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LONGER Antonyms

There are 12 antonyms of the word longer. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For LONGER

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shorter
adjectiveadj
adjective

• primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

• (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

• low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal

• (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

• not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

• of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

noun

• the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

• accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

adverb

• clean across

• without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

• at some point or distance before a goal is reached

• so as to interrupt

• at a disadvantage

• in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

• quickly and without warning

adjective satellite

• of insufficient quantity to meet a need

• less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

• lacking foresight or scope

• tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

• marked by rude or peremptory shortness

verb

• cheat someone by not returning him enough money

• create a short circuit in

short
adjectiveadj
adjective

• primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

• (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

• low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal

• (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

• not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

• of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

noun

• the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

• accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

adverb

• clean across

• without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

• at some point or distance before a goal is reached

• so as to interrupt

• at a disadvantage

• in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

• quickly and without warning

adjective satellite

• of insufficient quantity to meet a need

• less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

• lacking foresight or scope

• tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

• marked by rude or peremptory shortness

verb

• cheat someone by not returning him enough money

• create a short circuit in

brief
adjectiveadj
noun

• a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case

• a condensed written summary or abstract

adjective satellite

• of short duration or distance

• concise and succinct

• (of clothing) very short

verb

• give essential information to someone

distance
nounn
noun

• the property created by the space between two objects or points

• a distant region

• size of the gap between two places

• indifference by personal withdrawal

• the interval between two times

• a remote point in time

verb

• keep at a distance

• go far ahead of

instant
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
noun

• a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

• a particular point in time

adjective satellite

• occurring with no delay

• in or of the present month

• demanding attention

low
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

• less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

• being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension

• used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

noun

• British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)

• an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

• a low level or position or degree

• the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

adverb

• in a low position; near the ground

adjective satellite

• very low in volume

• unrefined in character

• of the most contemptible kind

• low or inferior in station or quality

• no longer sufficient

• subdued or brought low in condition or status

• filled with melancholy and despondency

verb

• make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

minute
nounn
noun

• a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

• an indefinitely short time

• a particular point in time

• a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

• a short note

• distance measured by the time taken to cover it

adjective satellite

• infinitely or immeasurably small

• characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

moment
nounn
noun

• a particular point in time

• an indefinitely short time

• at this time

• having important effects or influence

• a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)

• the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

second
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first

noun

• 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

• an indefinitely short time

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

• a particular point in time

• following the first in an ordering or series

• a 60th part of a minute of arc

• the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match

• a speech seconding a motion

• the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle

• merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

adverb

• in the second place

adjective satellite

• coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude

verb

• give support or one's approval to

• transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment

shallow
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

• not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply

noun

• a stretch of shallow water

adjective satellite

• lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious

verb

• make shallow

• become shallow

time
nounn
noun

• an instance or single occasion for some event

• a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something

• an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)

• a suitable moment

• the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past

• a person's experience on a particular occasion

• a reading of a point in time as given by a clock

• the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event

• rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

• the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned

verb

• measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time

• assign a time for an activity or event

• set the speed, duration, or execution of

• regulate or set the time of

• adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time

way
adverb, nounadv, n
noun

• how something is done or how it happens

• to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

• a line leading to a place or point

• the condition of things generally

• a course of conduct

• any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another

• a journey or passage

• space for movement

• the property of distance in general

• doing as one pleases or chooses

• a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'

• a portion of something divided into shares

adverb

• to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)

Alternatives for SHORTER

Alternatives for SHORT

Alternatives for BRIEF

Alternatives for DISTANCE

Alternatives for INSTANT

Alternatives for LOW

Alternatives for MINUTE

Alternatives for MOMENT

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