shortlist

Questions about shortlist

What does shortlist mean?

shortlist means "a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in shortlist?

shortlist has 2 syllables: short-list. The stress falls on "short".

What is another word for shortlist?

Close synonyms include short list. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shortlist a common word?

shortlist is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.