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1. short-tempered
adjective. quickly aroused to anger.
Synonyms
- hot-tempered
- quick-tempered
- hotheaded
- irascible
- choleric
Antonyms
- pleasant
- cautious
- unangry
- passionless
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Rhymes with Short Tempered
2. short-lived
adjective. ['ˌʃɔrtˈlɪvd'] lasting a very short time.
Synonyms
- transient
- impermanent
- ephemeral
- passing
- transitory
- temporary
Antonyms
- immanent
- stable
- impermanence
- infinite
3. short-term
adjective. ['ˌʃɔrtˈtɝːm'] relating to or extending over a limited period.
Synonyms
- short-run
Antonyms
- tall
- high
4. short-run
adjective. relating to or extending over a limited period.
Synonyms
- short-term
Antonyms
- tall
- high
5. short
adjective. ['ˈʃɔrt'] primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration.
Synonyms
- fleeting
- duration
- fugitive
- momentaneous
- short-term
- short-dated
- short-run
- truncated
- short-range
- short and sweet
- abbreviated
- momentary
- length
- clipped
- shortened
Antonyms
- smart
- outside
- distant
- intelligible
Etymology
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. short
adjective. ['ˈʃɔrt'] (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length.
Synonyms
- sawed-off
- sawn-off
- curtal
- truncate
- short-snouted
- snub
- shortish
- telescoped
- short-range
- truncated
- stubby
- abbreviated
- close
- length
- shortened
Antonyms
- distributed
- thin
- thinness
- narrow
Etymology
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. short
adjective. ['ˈʃɔrt'] low in stature; not tall.
Synonyms
- stumpy
- height
- thickset
- squab
- thick
- low
- squabby
- runty
- chunky
- half-length
- pint-size
- heavyset
- compact
- stature
- squat
- sawed-off
- sawn-off
- little
- stocky
- low-set
- squatty
- pint-sized
- dumpy
Antonyms
- high
- unabridged
- loose
- decompress
Etymology
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. short
noun. ['ˈʃɔrt'] the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed.
Synonyms
- baseball diamond
- piece of ground
- infield
- diamond
- tract
- parcel of land
- parcel
Antonyms
- longness
- untrimmed
- lengthen
- open
Etymology
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. short
adjective. ['ˈʃɔrt'] not sufficient to meet a need.
Synonyms
- inadequate
- insufficient
- poor
Antonyms
- estimable
- proud
- anticyclone
- loud
Etymology
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. short
adverb. ['ˈʃɔrt'] quickly and without warning.
Synonyms
- dead
- suddenly
Antonyms
- prolix
- disesteem
- lie
Etymology
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))
Sentences with short-tempered
1. Noun Phrase
This has allowed Lynda to not take it personally when someone is unkind or short tempered: In turn, she isn’t so hard on herself.