The opposite word of long

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. long

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Finance
   • Phonetics

Princeton’s WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

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. Joseph Brooks:

   There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants—more than anything else—to become rich. As long as they don’t have the money, it’ll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they’ll understand how important other things are—and have always been.

2. Karl Kappra:

   We know there is going to be unmanned systems for the future, and we want to look at unmanned systems and working with teams of manned systems. This involves AI-enabled machine learning in high priority areas we know are going to be long term as well as near term applications, we also know we are going to be operating in complex environments, including electromagnetic and cyber areas.

3. Torsten Slok:

   Ultimately long covid is a key reason why the Fed will have to keep the Fed funds rate elevated for an extended period.

4. Will McQuillen:

   Three years is too long to be negotiating a contract without reaching agreement.

5. Greg Gianforte:

   Montana has a long history of secure, transparent elections, setting a standard for the nation, these new laws establish new best practices to ensure the continued integrity of Montana’s elections for years to come.

How to pronounce long?

How to say long in sign language?

Select another language: