shortness

NOUN

impatience

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anger annoyance anxiety eagerness edginess excitement nervousness restlessness uneasiness

STRONG

agitation avidity disquietude expectancy fretfulness haste hastiness heat impetuosity intolerance irritability rashness restiveness suspense vehemence violence

WEAK

ants in pants irritableness quick temper snappiness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathy calm calmness contentment enjoyment happiness joy peace

WEAK

control ease endurance forbearance patience tolerance waiting willingness

NOUN

lack

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absence dearth inadequacy loss paucity poverty reduction scarcity shortage shortcoming shortfall

STRONG

abridgement curtailment decrease default defect deficit depletion deprivation destitution distress exigency exiguity inferiority insufficiency meagerness miss necessity privation retrenchment scantiness shrinkage shrinking slightness stint want

WEAK

insufficience

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abundance affluence enough excess plenty success sufficiency

STRONG

addition advantage enlargement expansion increase perfection

WEAK

extra lot plethora profusion surplus

NOUN

smallness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

narrowness

STRONG

brevity diminutiveness minuteness petiteness scantiness slightness tininess

WEAK

atomity dinkiness infinitesimalness small size smallishness

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Officials said they are monitoring all cruise passengers for flulike symptoms like fever, body aches, dizziness, cough, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Symptoms can include fever, extreme fatigue, muscle aches, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhoea and shortness of breath.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Symptoms can include fever, extreme fatigue, stomach pain, vomiting and shortness of breath, usually appearing between two to four weeks after being exposed to the virus.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Smoke exposure during the fires also took a toll: 40% reported worsening respiratory symptoms, including coughing, shortness of breath and wheezing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

After working near one congenial-seeming inmate for a long time, he’d become so comfortable talking to him that he’d confided to the inmate about some problems at home and a shortness of cash.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

shortness

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