Little
Little adjective - Not lasting for a considerable time.
Usage example: let's take a little pause to relax
Short-lived is a synonym for little in brief topic. In some cases you can use "Short-lived" instead an adjective "Little", when it comes to topics like short, amount.
Nearby Word: littleness
Short-lived
Short-lived adjective - Lasting only for a short time.
Usage example: the skier's triumph turned out to be short-lived, as the next competitor bested her time
Little is a synonym for short-lived. Sometimes you can use "Little" instead an adjective phrase "Short-lived".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- minute and little
- minute and short-lived
- brief and little
- brief and short-lived
- short and little
- short and short-lived
- tiny and little
- tiny and short-lived
- undersized and little
- undersized and short-lived
- diminutive and little
- diminutive and short-lived
- insufficient and little
- insufficient and short-lived
Both words in one sentence
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Annoying Younger Sibling: In his short-lived appearance, Jessica's little brother is only shown as this.
Source: Comic Book / Alias - The short-lived TV series Aliens In America played with this concept, when the protagonist's little sister falls in love with a German exchange student, neither of which speaks the other's language.
Source: Language of Love -
Gene Wilder had a short-lived sitcom called "Something Wilder" in the mid-Nineties where he played father to two little boys.
Source: Separated-at-Birth Casting
Cite this Source
Short-lived and Little. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/little/short-lived
Little & Short-lived. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/little/short-lived>.
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