Film
Film noun - A story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track.
Usage example: watched a film on the Hopi Indians at the multicultural center
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Synonyms for Film
Short subject and film are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short subject" instead a noun "Film".
Short subject
Short subject noun - A brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature.
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Synonyms for Short subject
Film and short subject are semantically related. You can use "Film" instead a noun phrase "Short subject".
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Related pairs
- feature and film
- feature and short subject
- picture and film
- picture and short subject
- flicker and film
- flicker and short subject
- flick and film
- flick and short subject
- cartoon and film
- cartoon and short subject
- motion picture and film
- motion picture and short subject
- movie and film
- movie and short subject
Both terms in one sentence
- Fetchit turned down the offer for a series, not wanting to go from being a feature film player to a short subject one.
Source: Film / The Little Rascals -
Early-Bird Cameo: The elephants in this film actually all made an appearance in the short subject Goliath II before actually making their official debuts here.
Source: Disney / The Jungle Book - In the United States, a "short film" usually means a movie between 20 and 40 minutes, while anything shorter than 20 minutes is supposedly called "short subject".
Source: Short Film
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Short subject and Film. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/film/short_subject
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