short list

noun

A list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected.

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Meanings

nounshort list (plural short lists)

plural short lists · alternative shortlist · alternative short-list

  1. A list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected.
  2. broadlyA list of the highest-ranked (most important) items from a longer list.

    Synonyms: hotlist

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, list.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA list of the highest-ranked (most important) items from a longer list.

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hotlist

More synonyms by meaning

nouna list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen

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shortlist
Broader
listlisting
Also see
hotlisthot sheetshortlist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans kortlys
  • kortlysa list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made
Chinese Mandarin 短串列
  • 短串列 (duǎn chuànliè)a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made
German Shortlist, engere Auswahl
  • Shortlista list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made
  • engere Auswahla list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made
Hungarian jelöltek rövid/szűkített listája
  • jelöltek rövid/szűkített listájaa list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made
Polish krótka lista
  • krótka listaa list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made
Russian шорт-ли́ст
  • шорт-ли́ст (šort-líst)a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made
Spanish preselección, lista corta
  • preseleccióna list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made
  • lista cortaa list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made
  • ternaa list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made
Swedish kortlista
  • kortlistaa list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made
Cite this entry
APA

short list. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20list

MLA

“short list.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20list. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short list,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20list.

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