Shorten

/ˈʃɔːtn̩/

Synonyms for "shorten" (211 found)

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Closest matches (43)

Verb(16 words)

abbreviate abridge condense cut reduce trim truncate abbreviates abridges bowdlerise bowdlerize castratechop downchop offcompactify compress

abate abbreviate abrade abridge abstract batebe telegraphicbob bobtailboil downbrief capsule capsulize circumscribe clip coarct compact compress

Adjective(3 words)

abbreviated abridged compactest

Noun(6 words)

abridged versionabridging bobtails clipping commute commuting

Strong matches (63)

concentrate condense consolidate constrict constringe contract cramp crop curtail cutcut backcut downcut off shortcut shortdamp dampen decrease deduct deflate depreciate

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depress derogate detract digest diminish disparage dock downgrade drain drawdraw indraw togethereat awayedit elide epitomize erode excerpt extractfile awayforeshorten hemhit the high spots

Verb(13 words)

condense datacontract curt curtail curtailed curtails distilledit a paragraphelided expurgate foreshorten foreshortened foreshortens

Noun(6 words)

condensing culls curtailingcutting activityedit operationforeshortening

Adjective(1 words)

early stopping

Related words (105)

impair knit leach lessen lour lower minify minimize mow narrow nip nutshell outline pare poll pollard prune puckerpucker uppurify

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purse reap recap recapitulate reduce refine remove retrenchroll backrub awayscale downshave shear short shrink simplify sketchsketch outslash snub solidifystep downstrangle strangulate stunt subduct subtractsum upsummarize synopsizetake awaytake fromtake intelescope thinthin outtop trim truncatetune downwaste no wordswear awayweed withdraw wrinkle

Noun(18 words)

interrupted periodlesson outlinemeasured trimreducing reef reefsshave offshavingshort volunteering termshortcut shortening shorting shorts squeeze telescoping truncatingunword the phrasewater down the text

Verb(20 words)

lop offmake shorterpare primitivize prunereduce in lengthreefed restatedsaw offshorted shortened simplifiedskip sectionsslenderizes snipped syncopated syncopates telescopedtruncate historytruncates

Adjective(2 words)

short truncated

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More general

22 entries

abbreviate abridge alterbring downchange contract cutcut backcut downdecrease diminish edit fall foreshorten lessen minify

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More specific

6 entries

abridge acronym contraction curtail initialism trim

Collocations

5 entries

shorten a URLshorten a deadlineshorten a sentenceshorten the lengthshorten words

Inflections

3 entries

shortened shortening shortens

Derivations

2 entries

shortener shortening

Antonyms

1 entries

lengthen

similar

3 entries

cut editedit out

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.

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Do not shorten the morning by getting up late.

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How can you shorten this cable?

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This way we can shorten the distance.

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