truncated

adjective

trun·​cat·​ed ˈtrəŋ-ˌkā-təd 

ˈtrən-

1

a

: cut short : curtailed

a truncated schedule

b

: lacking an expected or normal element (such as a syllable) at the beginning or end : catalectic

2

: having the apex replaced by a plane section and especially by one parallel to the base

a truncated cone

Examples of truncated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Obermueller, a second-round pick, has done well, albeit in truncated time after missing more than a month with an illness. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Hometown signee Ed Howard, the Cubs’ first-round pick out of Mount Carmel in the truncated 2020 draft, went on the IL in late April 2025. — Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

In the truncated first year, the tax is estimated to produce $808 million from October to June 2027, minus county administrative set-up costs of $175,000. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 July 2026

Facilitating that reduction is a truncated narrative, taking place over a single day — the day after the Season 4 finale, when time ran out on the restaurant’s ability to turn a profit. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1704, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for truncated

• abated
• ablated
• awaited
• belated
• berated
• castrated
• chelated
• citrated
• collated
• conflated
• created
• curated