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SHORT Antonyms

There are 21 antonyms of the word short. (opposite meanings)
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long
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

• primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified

• good at remembering

• holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices

• (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration

adverb

• for an extended time or at a distant time

• for an extended distance

adjective satellite

• of relatively great height

• involving substantial risk

• planning prudently for the future

• having or being more than normal or necessary

verb

• desire strongly or persistently

tall
adjectiveadj
adjective

• great in vertical dimension; high in stature

noun

• a garment size for a tall person

adjective satellite

• lofty in style

• having a specified height

• impressively difficult

• too improbable to admit of belief

high
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

• greater than normal in quantity or amount

• (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')

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

noun

• a lofty level or position or degree

• an air mass of higher than normal pressure

• a state of sustained elation

• a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics

• a high place

• a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

• a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

adverb

• at a great altitude

• in or to a high position, amount, or degree

• in a rich manner

• far up toward the source

adjective satellite

• standing above others in quality or position

• happy and excited and energetic

• (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

• slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

boundless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent

elevated
adjectiveadj
noun

• a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

adjective satellite

• raised above the ground

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

• increased in amount or degree

expanded
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• increased in extent or size or bulk or scope

extended
adjectiveadj
adjective

• fully extended or stretched forth

adjective satellite

• relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

• drawn out or made longer spatially

• beyond the literal or primary sense

• large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

extensive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor

adjective satellite

• large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

• broad in scope or content

grand
adjectiveadj
noun

• the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

• a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs

adjective satellite

• of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

• of or befitting a lord

• ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

• extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

• large and impressive in physical size or extent

• the most important and magnificent in adornment

• used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person

infinite
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude

• (of verbs) not having tense, person, or number (as a participle or gerund or infinitive)

noun

• the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

adjective satellite

• too numerous to be counted

• total and all-embracing

interminable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tiresomely long; seemingly without end

lengthy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

marathon
nounn
noun

• any long and arduous undertaking

• a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians

• a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards

never-ending
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

prolonged
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

• drawn out or made longer spatially

sky-high
adjectiveadj
adverb

• (with verb `to blow') destroyed completely; blown apart or to pieces

• in a lavish or enthusiastic manner

• to a very high level

stretched
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

• extended or spread over a wide area or distance

towering
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of imposing height; especially standing out above others

broad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

noun

• slang term for a woman

adjective satellite

• broad in scope or content

• not detailed or specific

• lacking subtlety; obvious

• being at a peak or culminating point

• very large in expanse or scope

• (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional

• showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

deep
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

• having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination

noun

• the central and most intense or profound part

• a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

• literary term for an ocean

adverb

• to a great depth; far down or in

• to an advanced time

• to a great distance

adjective satellite

• marked by depth of thinking

• very distant in time or space

• intense or extreme

• having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

• strong; intense

• relatively thick from top to bottom

• extending relatively far inward

• (of darkness) densely dark

• large in quantity or size

• with head or back bent low

• of an obscure nature

• difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

• exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy

Alternatives for LONG

Alternatives for TALL

Alternatives for HIGH

Alternatives for BOUNDLESS

Alternatives for ELEVATED

Alternatives for EXPANDED

Alternatives for EXTENDED

Alternatives for EXTENSIVE

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