PROLONGED Antonyms

• (of clothing) very short

• cut short in duration

• marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

• exceedingly sudden and unexpected

• dangerously steep

• surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner

• expressing much in few words

• marked by rude or peremptory shortness

• brief and to the point; effectively cut short

• acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly

• (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time

• at a rapid tempo

• abstaining from food

• quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

• firmly or closely

• (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

• resistant to destruction or fading

• unrestrained by convention or morality

• hurried and brief

• securely fixed in place

• unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

• (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time

• abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

• abstain from eating

• lasting for a markedly brief time

• small in range or scope

• public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops

• subject to limits or subjected to limits

• including only a part

• mediocre

• not excessive

• having a specific function or scope

• not unlimited

• any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

• with little or no delay

• accomplished rapidly and without delay

• hurried and brief

• moving quickly and lightly

• apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

• performed with little or no delay

• easily aroused or excited

• shortened

• cut short in duration

• shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another

• with parts removed

• not permanent; not lasting

• a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

• lacking continuity or regularity