Synonyms of shortness

shortness

noun

as in conciseness

the condition of being short

the shortness of the commencement speech was much appreciated by the impatient graduates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conciseness
• compression
• briefness
• contraction
• brevity
• reducing
• shortening
• condensation
• decreasing
• smallness
• minuteness
• abridgement
• diminishing
• curtailment
• abridgment
• abbreviation
• abruptness
• crispness
• brusqueness
• curtness
• terseness
• lessening
• tautness
• pithiness
• succinctness
• shrinking
• littleness
• tininess
• laconism
• compendiousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lengthiness
• extensiveness
• prolongation
• extending
• extension
• elongation
• stretching
• growth
• protraction
• prolonging
• expansion
• elongating
• spread
• wordiness
• diffuseness
• prolixity
• talkativeness
• volubility
• bigness
• largeness
• greatness
• garrulousness
• bulkiness
• long-windedness
• verboseness
• talkiness
• heftiness