shorter
Not as tall
Shorter is the comparative form of short, indicating less length, height, duration, or distance than something else: The shorter route saves twenty minutes.
It can describe physical dimensions (She's shorter than her sister) or time (Winter days are shorter).
To make something shorter is to shorten it.
Made more compact
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- curtailedCut short prematurely
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
synopsis · digest · outline · précis · summary · abstract · recap · overview
Short in duration
- succinctExpressed with minimal words
- pithyConcise and forceful
- terseBrief to bluntness
- laconicBrief in expression
crisp · snappy · punchy · economical · direct · curt · clipped · brisk
Reduced by pressure
- squeezedPressed firmly together
- shrunkenReduced from original dimensions
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- tinyExtremely small in size
small · diminutive · pocket-sized · cramped · narrow · slim · trim · streamlined
Reduce or move downward
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- smallerOf reduced magnitude
- stubbierMore short and thick
- squatterUnauthorized building inhabitant
tinier · lesser · decreased · contracted · shrunk · minimized
Twelfth of a foot
- centimeterMetric length unit
- millimeterThousandth of a meter
- footLeg's lowest part
- yardLinear measure or grounds
meter · tape measure · ruler · hemline · inseam · length · tailoring · alteration
condensed
Made more compact
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- curtailedCut short prematurely
clipped · synopsis · digest · outline · précis · summary · abstract · recap · overview · edited
brief
Short in duration
laconic · crisp · snappy · punchy · economical · direct · curt · clipped · brisk · thumbnail
compressed
Reduced by pressure
- squeezedPressed firmly together
- shrunkenReduced from original dimensions
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
tiny · small · diminutive · pocket-sized · cramped · narrow · slim · trim · streamlined · concentrated
lower
Reduce or move downward
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- smallerOf reduced magnitude
- stubbierMore short and thick
squatter · tinier · lesser · decreased · contracted · shrunk · minimized
inch
Twelfth of a foot
- centimeterMetric length unit
- millimeterThousandth of a meter
- footLeg's lowest part
yard · meter · tape measure · ruler · hemline · inseam · length · tailoring · alteration · taken up
- comparisoncomparative, contrast, superlative, matching, positive
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- Reduceshrink, diminish, decrease, lessen, reduce
- cut shortEnd before completion
- fall shortFail to reach standard
- short and sweetPleasantly concise
- short ofLacking sufficient quantity of
- short storyBrief prose fiction
- short hairTrimmed-close head covering
short, shorten, shorts, shortness, shortened, shortening, shortest, shortens, shortbread