Short
Short adjective - Having relatively little height.
Unfortunate and short are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Short".
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Short and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Unfortunate Name: Probably when the team check up the German dictionary in Episode 3, they didn't check for "KZ"—it's short for "Konzentrationslager", or (Nazi Germany's) concentration camps.
- A short story in Evan Dorkin's Dork was about the guy who wrote all those playground songs and his unfortunate end.
Source: Playground Song -
It emits a short beep before filling anyone unfortunate enough to be in front of it with shrapnel.
Source: Video Game / Metro: Last Light
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Unfortunate and Short. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/short/unfortunate
Short & Unfortunate. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/short/unfortunate>.
Unfortunate or Short. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/short/unfortunate.
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