long Antonyms
Opposite of long
• adjective (Context 1)
Measuring a great distance from end to end; having considerable linear extent in space.
"They walked along a short, winding path through the dense forest."
• adverb (Context 2)
For a great duration or extent of time.
"Did you have to wait briefly for the train to arrive?"
• adjective (Context 3)
Lasting or taking a great amount of time; prolonged in duration.
"After a short delay at the airport, the passengers finally boarded the plane."
• adverb (Context 4)
At a distant point in time prior to or following a specified event.
"She had finished the assignment shortly before the official deadline."
• noun (Context 5)
A considerable period of time; a long duration.
"The repairs to the historic bridge will not take instant to complete."
• verb (Context 6)
To have a strong, persistent, or wistful desire for something (usually followed by 'for' or an infinitive).
"After months of working in the bustling city, she longed for the quiet solitude of the countryside."
• adjective (Context 7)
In phonetics, designating a vowel sound of relatively greater duration or tenseness, or in English, one that sounds like the name of the letter itself.
"The word 'bite' contains a short vowel sound, whereas 'bit' has a short vowel."
• adjective (Context 8)
In finance, holding a security or commodity in expectation that its market value will rise.
"The investment firm remained short on technology stocks throughout the fourth quarter."
• noun (Context 9)
In finance, a trader or investor who holds a long position in a security or commodity market.
"Rising interest rates forced many longs to liquidate their holdings before the market closed."
• noun (Context 10)
In phonetics and prosody, a long vowel sound or a long syllable in metrical verse.
"Classical Latin meter relies on regular patterns of longs and shorts rather than stressed syllables."
Similar words to long
Words similar to long shift depending on context. Common synonyms include: