Thesaurus:short

Thesaurus

short

English

Adjective

Sense: having a small distance from one end or edge to another

Detail: Usually used in the positive vertical dimension.

Synonyms

• low
• scrimp
• short
• shortsome (UK dialect)
• stubbed
• stubby
• stumpy
• vertically challenged (of a person; humorously euphemistic)

Antonyms

• long    [⇒ thesaurus]
• tall    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

•   —
• dumpy
• squat
• stocky    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• abridged
• decurtate

Hypernyms

• small    [⇒ thesaurus]

Coordinate terms

• narrow    [⇒ thesaurus]
• shallow    [⇒ thesaurus]
• slim

Various

• heightism
• pipsqueak
• short man syndrome
• shortness
• shorty

Further reading

• “201. shortness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “short” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.