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Synonyms

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut back, dock, elide, syncopate, truncate;

Antonyms

elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract;

Near Antonyms

enlarge, expand, supplement;

add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, dilate, escalate, heighten, increase, maximize, pump up, raise;

blow up, distend, inflate, swell;

Related Words

abstract, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, recapitulate, summarize, sum up;

abate, compress, constrict, contract, cut, cut down, pare, prune, trim;

decrease, de-escalate, deflate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, moderate, modify, reduce, retrench, shrink, slash, subtract (from), taper;