An antonym for short cut.
I know it’s not ” longcut “, although the term is used sometimes, humorously.
How do you correct someone who believes that the shortest route is actually a longer route?
It’s not a shortcut, it’s a ______ (preferably single word)
Please note that I’m not looking for a way to paraphrase this. It’s an example sentence, not exact part of sentence. I’m looking for a word that specifically serves as an antonym to shortcut, in this sense and others.
Why do I do longer route when I don’t know what causes that and what do I need to do to get there.” What are some tips for how to use an ‘antonym’ in an Interview?
What are shortcuts and what are the best?
What is the most important place to take
- a longcut is the passenger seat. You want it to last as long as possible.
- “Undertaking a Hellish Road is not an easy thing,” Mary explained.
- You want to extract maximum for cab fare? Distance travelled in India is at the same
- time the shortcut. (It’s based on distance travelled here in India). The shortcut is shorter in distance but might take longer to understand. traffic jams, accidents… any number of reasons.)
- How do I feel like feeling good?
What can I learn from this lesson about health and fitness management?
How do I make it the hardest way? To add to the answers already given.
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s circuitous. → adjective |
It’s not a shortcut, it’s a diversion. “→ not a direct path
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a long shot. → not a safe bet, two words
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a dead link. Hellicion’s suggestion of detour is anexcellent choice as well, although his other suggestion scenic route appears to be the common choice. I don’t think scenic route was a good choice for the sample sentence, it seems lost and overdone. I’m enjoying our conversation, so let’s take the scenic route.
I believe in the context of your use case, you can use circuitous, or one of its synonyms (which include indirect, circular, or roundabout ) as in: | It’s not
a shortcut, it’s circuitous.
: not straight, short, and direct
Merriam-WebsterOnline If
you need a noun word, you can use diversion.
The connotation is not quite opposite of shortcut, but it will imply the path is not direct.
: the act of changing direction of something : the act of diverting something Merriam-Webster online When
the word
“shortcut” is used to indicate a relatively safe path, (a shortcut to success) as in ” a shortcut to success”, a word with a nice ring for opposing it would be long shot.
: an attempt or effort that is not likely to be successful
Merriam-Webster online
Finally, in the use of shortcut in the context of a web browser bookmark, the only opposing sense I can think of is a dead link.
A dead link is a link on the world wide web that points to a webpage or server that is permanently unavailable.
Urban Dictionary
I have further reflected upon stale link (the link no longer points to what it originally pointed to). “Bread Crumb” is a shorthand for breadcrumbs. What does it mean and
what can be done differently?
What would include the web link merely takes you to a starting point to find the true thing of interest, rather than taking you directly to the thing of interest. This describes exactly the type of backlinks that a browser tracks for you so that you can back out to your starting point.
In cooking a cook can take many shortcuts, for example: par-baked (parbaked) loaves, ready-made custard, ready-cooked pizzas, instant coffee, and even pre-washed, pre-sliced apples sealed in mini plastic bags. What are the very
- short cuts you can take
- while driving?
How do I make it the hardest way? To add to the answers already given.
Which is better “It is not a shortcut, it is a detour and not something that I can do.” Detour
– Noun A
long or roundabout route taken to avoid something or to visit somewhere along the way Verb,
chiefly North American A long
or roundabout route taken to avoid something or to visit somewhere along the way.
Origin:
Mid 18th century (as a noun): from French du00e9tour ‘change of direction’, from du00e9tourner ‘turn away’.
In cooking a cook can take many shortcuts, for example: par-baked (parbaked) loaves, ready-made custard, ready-cooked pizzas, instant coffee, and even pre-washed, pre-sliced apples sealed in mini plastic bags. What are the very
- short cuts you can take
- while driving?
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s circuitous. → adjective |
It’s not a shortcut, it’s a diversion. “→ not a direct path
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a long shot. → not a safe bet, two words
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a dead link. Hellicion’s suggestion of detour is anexcellent choice as well, although his other suggestion scenic route appears to be the common choice. I don’t think scenic route was a good choice for the sample sentence, it seems lost and overdone. I’m enjoying our conversation, so let’s take the scenic route.
I believe in the context of your use case, you can use circuitous, or one of its synonyms (which include indirect, circular, or roundabout ) as in: | It’s not
a shortcut, it’s circuitous.
: not straight, short, and direct
Merriam-WebsterOnline If
you need a noun word, you can use diversion.
The connotation is not quite opposite of shortcut, but it will imply the path is not direct.
: the act of changing direction of something : the act of diverting something Merriam-Webster online When
the word
“shortcut” is used to indicate a relatively safe path, (a shortcut to success) as in ” a shortcut to success”, a word with a nice ring for opposing it would be long shot.
: an attempt or effort that is not likely to be successful
Merriam-Webster online
Finally, in the use of shortcut in the context of a web browser bookmark, the only opposing sense I can think of is a dead link.
A dead link is a link on the world wide web that points to a webpage or server that is permanently unavailable.
Urban Dictionary
I have further reflected upon stale link (the link no longer points to what it originally pointed to). “Bread Crumb” is a shorthand for breadcrumbs. What does it mean and
what can be done differently?
What would include the web link merely takes you to a starting point to find the true thing of interest, rather than taking you directly to the thing of interest. This describes exactly the type of backlinks that a browser tracks for you so that you can back out to your starting point.
I would say “It’s not a shortcut, it’s the long way “.
I would recommend usage of the word meander or meandrous
It refers to a winding or indirect course. Typically, a river meanders, and your journey through thick woods is typically not so spectacular.
Does this answer have a quick cut? This is
an extension of user1008646’s answer.
Another UK English example, which you should provide without an answer, is That isn’t a short cut,
you took me round a house.
If
you’ve taken me round the houses,This isn’t a short cut,you took me on a merry way around…
In my opinion “all round the houses” means to “pussyfoot around an issue”.. Note: (Half around the houses) I am sure many people will use the expression. I am sure many people would say everything round the houses is means to “mussyfoot around an issue.” Note: I agree that it is definitely also used to mean a tortuous (physical) route to get there, when should
have taken the main road to get here, when to get there, should have taken the same
route first.
