Synonyms for short

Some common synonyms of short are: short [a.] 1. Brief. 2. Near, direct, straight. 3. Compendious, succinct, concise, condensed, terse, pithy, sententious, laconic, curt, brief. 4. Abrupt, sharp, pointed, petulant, curt, brief, severe, uncivil. 5. Deficient, defective, inadequate, scanty, insufficient, imperfect. 6. Narrow, limited, contracted. 7. Lacking, wanting, destitute. 8. Brittle, friable, crumbling. 9. (Cookery.) Crisp.