The antonym to the word long is

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. long

   Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line; a large field, a large room, a large apple, etc. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable mental power. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but of less dignity. We do not say that George Washington was a big man.

   Antonyms:
   brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial

   Synonyms:
   abundant, ample, big, broad, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, considerable, enormous, extensive, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, large, massive, spacious, vast, wide

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1. long

   Antonyms:
   short, curt, curtailed, brief, speedy, quick, concise, condensed

   Synonyms:
   protracted, produced, dilatory, lengthy, tedious, prolix, extensive, diffuse, far-reaching

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1. longadjective

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

   «a long life»; «a long boring speech»; «a long time»; «a long friendship»; «a long game»; «long ago»; «an hour long»

   Antonyms:
   clipped, short, short-range, short-run, abbreviated, sound, truncate, short-term, brief, short and sweet(p), fugitive, stubby, shortened, momentary, scarce, telescoped, close, snub, momentaneous, sawn-off, fleeting, short-snouted, sawed-off, improvident, little, truncated, shortish, short-dated, curtal

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

2. longadjective

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

   «a long road»; «a long distance»; «contained many long words»; «ten miles long»

   Antonyms:
   abbreviated, short-range, truncated, short, brief, snub, close, momentaneous, sawn-off, stubby, short-snouted, sound, telescoped, short-run, fleeting, improvident, shortened, shortish, momentary, little, short-dated, scarce, sawed-off, truncate, clipped, short and sweet(p), short-term, curtal, fugitive

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

3. longadjective

   of relatively great height

   «a race of long gaunt men»- Sherwood Anderson; «looked out the long French windows»

   Antonyms:
   short-snouted, momentaneous, short, fleeting, brief, short-run, short and sweet(p), short-range, snub, scarce, abbreviated, shortened, telescoped, short-term, sawed-off, momentary, curtal, little, truncate, improvident, shortish, short-dated, sawn-off, close, clipped, fugitive, truncated, sound, stubby

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

4. retentive, recollective, long, tenaciousadjective

   good at remembering

   «a retentive mind»; «tenacious memory»

   Antonyms:
   fugitive, improvident, shortened, brief, short, curtal, short and sweet(p), truncated, fleeting, short-term, close, sawed-off, stubby, momentaneous, short-dated, little, snub, clipped, truncate, abbreviated, short-snouted, short-run, sound, short-range, telescoped, momentary, scarce, shortish, sawn-off

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, persistent, tenacious, dour, foresightful, retentive, farseeing, coherent, foresighted, longsighted, dogged, unyielding, pertinacious

5. longadjective

   holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices

   «is long on coffee»; «a long position in gold»

   Antonyms:
   stubby, sawed-off, little, short, shortened, truncate, shortish, short-range, clipped, sawn-off, snub, fleeting, short-run, short and sweet(p), abbreviated, curtal, short-dated, brief, fugitive, close, sound, truncated, momentary, telescoped, improvident, momentaneous, scarce, short-snouted, short-term

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

6. longadjective

   (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration

   «the English vowel sounds in `bate’, `beat’, `bite’, `boat’, `boot’ are long»

   Antonyms:
   short and sweet(p), shortened, short, truncated, sound, short-range, sawed-off, short-snouted, shortish, improvident, little, curtal, momentary, short-run, brief, fugitive, fleeting, scarce, sawn-off, close, abbreviated, clipped, short-term, truncate, short-dated, telescoped, stubby, snub, momentaneous

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

7. longadjective

   involving substantial risk

   «long odds»

   Antonyms:
   brief, short, momentaneous, short-run, scarce, short and sweet(p), short-term, close, telescoped, curtal, fleeting, fugitive, shortened, sawn-off, sawed-off, truncated, short-range, short-dated, abbreviated, snub, shortish, short-snouted, clipped, momentary, sound, stubby, truncate, little, improvident

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

8. farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsightedadjective

   planning prudently for the future

   «large goals that required farsighted policies»; «took a long view of the geopolitical issues»

   Antonyms:
   short-run, snub, clipped, truncate, brief, short, curtal, fleeting, sound, sawed-off, short-range, scarce, shortened, momentary, abbreviated, shortish, short-dated, truncated, short and sweet(p), improvident, close, stubby, fugitive, momentaneous, short-snouted, telescoped, short-term, sawn-off, little

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, retentive, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, presbyopic, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted, eagle-eyed, keen-sighted

9. longverb

   having or being more than normal or necessary:»long on brains»

   «in long supply»

   Antonyms:
   fleeting, short-term, shortened, curtal, short, sawed-off, sawn-off, shortish, close, abbreviated, stubby, short-range, snub, truncated, momentary, scarce, brief, clipped, short-dated, little, telescoped, momentaneous, short-snouted, short and sweet(p), improvident, short-run, fugitive, sound, truncate

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

10. hanker, long, yearnadverb

    desire strongly or persistently

    Antonyms:
    close, little, brief, shortened, short-dated, short-run, stubby, short-term, short-range, curtal, truncate, short, truncated, sawn-off, scarce, sound, momentary, abbreviated, sawed-off, fleeting, short and sweet(p), momentaneous, improvident, short-snouted, shortish, telescoped, snub, clipped, fugitive

    Synonyms:
    yearn, yen, pine, ache, hanker, languish

11. longadverb

    for an extended time or at a distant time

    «a promotion long overdue»; «something long hoped for»; «his name has long been forgotten»; «talked all night long»; «how long will you be gone?»; «arrived long before he was expected»; «it is long after your bedtime»

    Antonyms:
    truncated, short-dated, short, shortish, momentaneous, little, scarce, fugitive, short-run, snub, improvident, stubby, brief, abbreviated, short-term, short-range, clipped, fleeting, sawn-off, shortened, sound, short and sweet(p), sawed-off, short-snouted, curtal, close, truncate, momentary, telescoped

12. longadverb

    for an extended distance

    Antonyms:
    clipped, curtal, abbreviated, short-run, brief, short, momentary, truncated, short-range, shortened, fugitive, telescoped, stubby, sawed-off, improvident, momentaneous, sawn-off, short-dated, scarce, fleeting, short and sweet(p), close, little, snub, truncate, sound, shortish, short-term, short-snouted

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1. longadjective

   Synonyms:
   protracted, prolonged, lengthy, extended, lingering, extensive, inclusive, tedious, prolix, wordy, long-spun diffuse

2. longverb

   Synonyms:
   yearn for, hanker after, crave

How to use long in a sentence?

1. Barbara Lee:

   This has been a long time coming, but the importance of the Joe Biden administration issuing this can’t be understated.

2. Bruce Arians:

   A number of people have already asked, ‘Why are you stepping away from a chance to go to the Hall of Fame and win another Super Bowl?’ Because I don’t give a s— about the Hall of Fame, succession is way important to me. This has been my dream for a long time. Guys that know me, they knew I wanted one of my guys to take over.

3. Julia Zumpano:

   Typically what we suggest, just in general and as well as from a long term weight management standpoint, is if you lose about a pound a week you’re more likely to sustain that weight loss.

4. Joann Weiner:

   People don’t really care as long as the apps work.

5. Warren Gunnels:

   This country made a commitment a very long time ago to provide tuition free education from kindergarten to the 12th grade, and right now a college education is just as important as a high school degree was 50 years ago.

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