short end

NOUN

stub

Synonyms

STRONG

butt counterfoil dock remainder remnant root snag stump tag tail

WEAK

tail end

ADJECTIVE

least

Synonyms

STRONG

bottom first gutter infinitesimal last minimum minute nadir second third

WEAK

atomic entry-level feeblest fewest finical lowest meanest microcosmic microscopic minimal minutest molecular most trivial next to nothing niggling piddling poorest short-end tiniest trivial unimportant

Antonyms

STRONG

big huge large substantial

WEAK

most

Example Sentences

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Treasury yields fell in Asian trade, falling more on the short end than on the long end, according to Tradeweb data.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The rest of the yield curve is steepening, with longer-term interest rates rising above the short end anchored by the Fed, which Sri-Kumar says should continue.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Millennials like to say their generation got the short end of the economic stick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Young men — and young women — feel like they’ve gotten the short end of the stick, and that previous generations enjoyed easier paths to advancement, stable work and comfortable living.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

When the stick broke in two, he yelled in sheer joy and continued beating the rock with the short end of it.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

short end

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