What is the opposite of long?

Question

How about the opposite of tall?

If they have the same opposites, then doesn't tall and long mean the same thing?

Answer 1

SHORT!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Both tall and long have same opposites (short) but tall refers to vertical dimension and long is horizontal dimension- a tall building, a long road. Long can also be used for time - a long holiday, a long meeting.

Answer 3

short

Answer 4

opposite of long is short & the opposite of tall is short but one runs vertical and the other runs horizontal

Answer 5

Tall and long are sort of the same thing, but long can be used differently in some circumstances.

Long can mean tall, but it can also describe something as being stretched out, like how a doxen has a long body. In which case people would probably say the opposite of it is along the lines of the word 'stubby'.