Clipped and Long

Clipped

Clipped adjective - Cut or trimmed by clipping.

Long is an antonym for clipped.

Nearby Words: clip, clipping, clipper

Long

Long adjective - Primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified.
Usage example: long ago

Clipped is an antonym for long.

Nearby Word: longed

Both words in one sentence

  • Long Hair Is Feminine The Masai believe themselves to be related to lions, so men wear their hair long and wild to look like a lion's mane while the women wear their hair clipped short.
  • Comic Book / Before Watchmen Plot Hole: Rorschach has already adopted his clipped monotone and black-and-white worldview long before the events that triggered his breakdown in Watchmen proper.
  • Unfortunately for him, he can't hold onto that power long, turning into a Clipped Wing Angel in the process.
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Long and Clipped. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clipped/long
Clipped & Long. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clipped/long>.
Long or Clipped. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clipped/long.
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