What is another word for shortest?
Pronunciation:
[ ʃˈɔːtəst], [ ʃˈɔːtəst], [ ʃ_ˈɔː_t_ə_s_t]
Synonyms for Shortest:
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adj.
• direct- in bee line ,
- in straight line ,
- linear ,
- non-stop ,
- not crooked ,
- pointblank ,
- straight ahead ,
- beeline ,
- continuous ,
- even ,
- horizontal ,
- point-blank ,
- right ,
- shortest ,
- straightaway ,
- true ,
- unbroken .
- barefaced ,
- bearish ,
- candid ,
- downright ,
- forthright ,
- frank ,
- hearty ,
- honest ,
- no-nonsense ,
- open ,
- outspoken ,
- sincere ,
- straightforward ,
- tactless ,
- tart .
- Curtailed ,
- Curtate ,
- Needing ,
- Short-spoken ,
- Snippety ,
- Unsustained ,
- abbreviate ,
- abbreviated ,
- aphoristic ,
- bad-tempered ,
- bare ,
- boiled down ,
- breviloquent ,
- brittle ,
- chunky ,
- close to the ground ,
- compact ,
- compendiary ,
- compendious ,
- compressed ,
- condensed ,
- crisp ,
- crunchy ,
- cut short ,
- cut to the bone ,
- decreased ,
- decurtate ,
- deficient ,
- delicate ,
- diminished ,
- diminutive ,
- epigrammatic ,
- exiguous ,
- failing ,
- fleeting ,
- fragile ,
- friable ,
- gruff ,
- impolite ,
- in a nutshell ,
- inconsiderate ,
- lacking ,
- laconic ,
- lessened ,
- limited ,
- little ,
- low on ,
- meager ,
- momentary ,
- niggardly ,
- not long ,
- not protracted ,
- offhand ,
- petite ,
- pint-sized ,
- pithy ,
- pocket-sized ,
- pointed ,
- precise ,
- rude ,
- runty ,
- sawed-off ,
- scant ,
- scanty ,
- sententious ,
- sharp ,
- short and sweet ,
- short-handed ,
- short-lived ,
- short-tempered ,
- short-term ,
- shortened ,
- shy ,
- skimpy ,
- slender ,
- slight ,
- slim ,
- small ,
- snappy ,
- snippy ,
- sparse ,
- squat ,
- squatty ,
- stocky ,
- stubby ,
- stunted ,
- succinct ,
- summarized ,
- summary ,
- terse ,
- testy ,
- thick ,
- thickset ,
- thoughtless ,
- tight ,
- tiny ,
- unceremonious ,
- uncivil ,
- undersized ,
- ungracious ,
- unprolonged ,
- wanting ,
- wee .
Other relevant words:
- bad ,
- blunt ,
- brief ,
- brusque ,
- choleric ,
- concise ,
- curt ,
- facile ,
- fair ,
- faulty ,
- few ,
- hotheaded ,
- inadequate ,
- incapable ,
- incompetent ,
- inefficient ,
- insufficient ,
- irascible ,
- irritable ,
- least ,
- light ,
- littlest ,
- low ,
- lowest ,
- minimal ,
- minimum ,
- miserable ,
- myopic ,
- nonstop ,
- poor ,
- scarce ,
- shorter ,
- shortsighted ,
- slightest ,
- smallest ,
- straight ,
- through ,
- undeviating ,
- unswerving .
How to use "Shortest" in context?
When it comes to shortest, there really can be no definitive answer. Every person's definition of shortest may be different. In some cases, an object may be considered the shortest if it can be reached without any traversing or extended bodily movements. Conversely, some people may consider a longer route to be the shortest. Ultimately, shortest is relative and subjective.
Paraphrases for Shortest:
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Proper noun, singular
shorter.
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Proper noun, singular
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