Antonyms of long from BoostVocab

long

/lɔŋ/

Synonyms of long Antonyms of long Examples of long Usage of long Parts of long Definition that contains long Words sounding like long Explanation of long

adjective
good at remembering
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recollective retentive tenacious
adjective
planning prudently for the future
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"took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

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farseeing farsighted foresighted foresightful longsighted prospicient provident
verb
desire strongly or persistently
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hanker yearn

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want desire
adjective
having or being more than normal or necessary
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"long on brains" "in long supply"

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abundant
adjective
holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
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"is long on coffee" "a long position in gold"
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short
adjective
involving substantial risk
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"long odds"

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unsound
adjective
of relatively great height
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"a race of long gaunt men" "looked out the long French windows"

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tall
adjective
(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
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"the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"
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short
adjective
primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
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"a long road" "a long distance" "contained many long words" "ten miles long"

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prolonged lank sesquipedalian lengthened stretch extendible long-handled elongate long-range elongated long-snouted long-staple long-wool long-wooled extendable extended oblong far pole-handled polysyllabic

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short
adjective
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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"a long life" "a long boring speech" "a long time" "a long friendship" "a long game" "long ago" "an hour long"

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weeklong womb-to-tomb yearlong agelong all-night bimestrial chronic continuing daylong drawn-out durable eight-day endless eternal extended hourlong interminable lasting lengthy lifelong long-acting long-dated long-lasting long-life long-lived long-range long-run long-standing long-term longish longitudinal longstanding monthlong nightlong overnight perennial prolonged protracted semipermanent seven-day time-consuming

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short

Antonyms of long

short

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