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Synonyms for shorten
ˈʃɔr tnshort·en
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
shortenverb
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
"He shortened his trip due to illness"
Synonyms:
bowdlerize, expurgate, abbreviate, castrate, cut, contract, abridge, reduce, foreshorten, bowdleriseAntonyms:
lengthenabridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduceverb
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
Synonyms:
sign on, expurgate, skip, foreshorten, ignore, cut off, bowdlerize, bowdlerise, sign, reduce, hack, compress, tailor, quash, disregard, cut back, sign up, turn out, lose weight, slew, rationalise, switch off, castrate, prune, melt off, trim down, scale down, contract, condense, compact, thin, slim down, geld, rationalize, make out, abridge, constrict, issue, narrow, take, squeeze, bring down, trim, slue, tighten, deoxidise, abbreviate, turn off, keep down, cut, subdue, cut down, dilute, burn, subjugate, get, shrink, edit, edit out, come down, repress, press, write out, thin out, swerve, boil down, snub, slenderize, trend, curve, deoxidize, sheer, concentrate, undertake, veer, decoct, slim, trim backAntonyms:
lengthenshortenverb
make short or shorter
"shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
Synonyms:
bowdlerize, expurgate, abbreviate, castrate, cut, contract, abridge, reduce, foreshorten, bowdleriseAntonyms:
lengthenshortenverb
become short or shorter
"In winter, the days shorten"
Synonyms:
bowdlerize, expurgate, abbreviate, castrate, cut, contract, abridge, reduce, foreshorten, bowdleriseAntonyms:
lengthenbowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shortenverb
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
"bowdlerize a novel"
Synonyms:
emasculate, alter, bowdlerise, neuter, reduce, cut, abridge, castrate, spay, contract, foreshorten, demasculinise, expurgate, demasculinize, bowdlerize, abbreviateAntonyms:
lengthen
Editors Contribution
abridging
to shorten
i will abridge my name.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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List of paraphrases for "shorten":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#77 | get | |
#246 | take | |
#280 | sign | |
#422 | press | |
#604 | issue | |
#848 | edit | |
#1204 | contract | |
#1324 | cut | |
#1838 | skip | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#2110 | limit | |
#3048 | compact | |
#3889 | narrow | |
#4349 | thin | |
#4405 | trend | |
#4719 | ignore | |
#4915 | burn | |
#5714 | curve | |
#5998 | trim | |
#6310 | slim | |
#7413 | alter | |
#8269 | sheer | |
#8412 | hack | |
#8648 | conclude | |
#9196 | concentrate | |
#9347 | undertake | |
#12483 | hurry | |
#13161 | shrink | |
#13461 | tailor | |
#13787 | squeeze | |
#18414 | disregard | |
#19529 | compress | |
#21844 | tighten | |
#22194 | slew | |
#22984 | shortened | |
#25048 | lessen | |
#26128 | shorten | |
#28687 | dilute | |
#29637 | geld | |
#32728 | prune | |
#38212 | hasten | |
#40610 | veer | |
#41052 | neuter | |
#43009 | rationalize | |
#43430 | curtail | |
#47799 | spay | |
#54755 | subdue | |
#56041 | repress | |
#58771 | snub | |
#60459 | condense | |
#60871 | swerve | |
#66240 | quash | |
#82163 | abbreviate | |
#94999 | rationalise | |
#101576 | abridge | |
#108267 | constrict | |
#116275 | subjugate | |
#167240 | castrate | |
#248679 | emasculate |
How to use shorten in a sentence?
We have a fairly large escrow to be made up, and until we do, the cap is basically flat, the increase in value obviously is going to shorten the timeframe that perhaps many had projected when we did the return to play for last season and extended the collective bargaining agreement.
That means that ideally, we don't sell you water. We rent you water. We take it back, we clean it. We're like a laundry service. Then you can multiply your supply of water many, many times, the water that you drink today is the same water that dinosaurs drank. We don't create or destroy water. It just goes around. So we are using engineering to shorten the loop.
I noticed Bill Shorten's frustration yesterday, but you know, that impatience is born of arrogance.
It still screams transitory to us, if we're wrong, it could shorten the economic cycle that we're in.
The first question the judge asks himself is, 'If I release this person now or shorten the sentence now, will he be a greater danger to the community?' and the statistics say very clearly no.
Translations for shorten
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- berraatBreton
- zkrátitCzech
- kürzer werden, verkürzenGerman
- mallongigiEsperanto
- acortar, abreviar, acortarse, reducirSpanish
- raccourcir, écourterFrench
- giorraichScottish Gaelic
- קיצרHebrew
- kurteskarIdo
- scorciareItalian
- 短縮, 短いJapanese
- abbreviōLatin
- īsināt, saīsināt, paīsinātLatvian
- скратува, крати, скусува, кусиMacedonian
- skrócić, skracaćPolish
- encurtarPortuguese
- scurtaRomanian
- укоротиться, укорачивать, укоротить, сократиться, сократить, сокращать, сокращаться, укорачиватьсяRussian
- skratiti, скратитиSerbo-Croatian
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