| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abbreviated | made shorter; condensed |
| 2. | Abridged | cut down in length |
| 3. | Abrupt | sudden; without preliminaries |
| 4. | Acutely brief | extremely brief |
| 5. | Bare-bones | only the essentials |
| 6. | Bite-sized | small and easy to consume |
| 7. | Boxy | short and square-shaped |
| 8. | Brief | lasting a short time |
| 9. | Brief-lived | not lasting long |
| 10. | Brief-span | short period of time |
| 11. | Brusque | blunt and quick in manner |
| 12. | Byte-sized | very small; easily consumed |
| 13. | Capsule | compressed into small form |
| 14. | Choppy | broken into short parts |
| 15. | Clipped | cut short; truncated |
| 16. | Close-cropped | cut very short |
| 17. | Compact | closely packed; not lengthy |
| 18. | Compressed | squeezed into less space |
| 19. | Concise | brief and clear |
| 20. | Condensed | made more compact |
| 21. | Cropped | cut short; trimmed |
| 22. | Curt | rudely brief |
| 23. | Cut short | ended earlier than planned |
| 24. | Dapper | neat and compact-looking |
| 25. | Diminutive | very small; little |
| 26. | Dinky | small and insignificant |
| 27. | Direct | without detours; straight |
| 28. | Dwarfed | made to seem small |
| 29. | Dwarfish | unusually small in stature |
| 30. | Economical | using few words |
| 31. | Elliptical | omitting words; concise |
| 32. | Ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| 33. | Epitomized | reduced to essentials |
| 34. | Finite | having limits; not endless |
| 35. | Fitted | close and not long |
| 36. | Flat | low in height |
| 37. | Fleeting | passing quickly |
| 38. | Foreshortened | made to seem shorter |
| 39. | Frugal | using little; sparing |
| 40. | Gist-only | only the main point |
| 41. | Gnomic | brief and pithy |
| 42. | Half-length | reaching halfway; not full |
| 43. | Knee-high | reaching to the knee |
| 44. | Laconic | using very few words |
| 45. | Lean | without excess; spare |
| 46. | Limited | restricted in amount |
| 47. | Little | small in size |
| 48. | Low | not high; short |
| 49. | Low-rise | of small height |
| 50. | Micro | very small in scale |
| 51. | Mini | very small; reduced |
| 52. | Miniature | very small version |
| 53. | Minuscule | extremely small |
| 54. | Minute | very small; tiny |
| 55. | Modest | not large; moderate |
| 56. | Nano | extremely small scale |
| 57. | Narrow | small in width |
| 58. | Nipped | cut off; shortened |
| 59. | Not long | of brief duration |
| 60. | On the small side | somewhat small |
| 61. | Pared down | reduced to essentials |
| 62. | Petite | small and delicate |
| 63. | Pint-sized | very small person or thing |
| 64. | Pithy | concise and forceful |
| 65. | small enough to carry | |
| 66. | Puny | small and weak |
| 67. | Quick | taking little time |
| 68. | Rapid | happening very fast |
| 69. | Reduced | made smaller or shorter |
| 70. | Restricted | limited in scope |
| 71. | Runtish | smaller than the rest |
| 72. | Scant | barely sufficient; small |
| 73. | Shallow | not deep; slight |
| 74. | Shrimpy | small and thin |
| 75. | Shrunken | made smaller; contracted |
| 76. | Slight | small in amount or size |
| 77. | Small | not large in size |
| 78. | Small-scale | limited in size |
| 79. | Snappy | brief and lively |
| 80. | Spare | more or less bare |
| 81. | Stubby | short and thick |
| 82. | Stunted | prevented from growing fully |
| 83. | Succinct | brief yet complete |
| 84. | Summary | brief account of main points |
| 85. | Swift | moving or happening fast |
| 86. | Terse | brief and to the point |
| 87. | Tight | compact; not roomy |
| 88. | Tiny | very small |
| 89. | Trim | neat; cut short |
| 90. | Truncated | cut off before end |
| 91. | Underheight | below average height |
| 92. | Underlength | below expected length |
| 93. | Undersized | smaller than usual |
| 94. | Understated | deliberately restrained; not long |
| 95. | Underweight | below normal weight |
| 96. | Unextended | not stretched out |
| 97. | Vastly reduced | made much smaller |
| 98. | Vertical-challenged | humorously: not tall |
| 99. | Very brief | extremely short |
| 100. | Vignette | brief descriptive scene |