Synonyms of abbreviated

abbreviated 1 of 2

verb

past tense of abbreviate

as in shortened

to make less in extent or duration

had to abbreviate his vacation in France in order to travel to Oslo to receive the Nobel Prize

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortened
• truncated
• abridged
• reduced
• curtailed
• syncopated
• cut back
• elided
• summarized
• docked
• trimmed
• compressed
• decreased
• encapsulated
• abstracted
• modified
• recapitulated
• digested
• epitomized
• cut down
• pared
• summed up
• tapered
• contracted
• constricted
• pruned
• cut
• diminished
• downsized
• moderated
• slashed
• subtracted (from)
• shrunk
• dwindled
• lowered
• shrank
• retrenched
• lessened
• deflated
• abated
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extended
• prolonged
• elongated
• lengthened
• protracted
• expanded
• supplemented
• enlarged
• increased
• added
• augmented
• amplified
• heightened
• dilated
• maximized
• raised
• boosted
• escalated
• inflated
• swelled
• distended
• blew up
• pumped up
• aggrandized
• ballooned

abbreviated

2 of 2

adjective

as in abridged

Related Words

• abridged
• shortened
• curtailed
• condensed
• syncopated
• brief
• short
• compact
• shortish
• cut-back
• sudden
• transient
• little
• short-lived
• summary
• abrupt
• ephemeral
• fleeting
• concise
• momentary
• succinct
• transitory
• pithy
• terse
• epigrammatic
• laconic
• compendious
• fast
• short-term
• short-range
• impermanent
• crisp

Dissimilar Words

• long
• extended
• lengthy
• great
• prolonged
• far
• protracted
• interminable
• persistent
• endless
• everlasting
• unending
• permanent
• long-drawn
• long-drawn-out
• enlarged
• longish
• long-lived
• overlong
• expanded
• long-range
• supplemented
• long-term

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abbreviated

Verb

The first is one The Acolyte already tackled, albeit in an abbreviated way: What if the Jedi weren’t always virtuous, what if people with Force abilities aren’t so easily slotted into good or evil, and what if this society’s enshrinement of them is a massive cover-up? —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024

Take these three steps to move toward a more nimble and abbreviated procurement process: • Change your procurement process—from product identification to evaluation to selection to purchasing. —Mark Tauschek, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

Adjective

The network, abbreviated as HAN, is the CDC’s main method of sharing urgent public health information with health officials, doctors, and, sometimes, the public. —Amy Maxmen, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025

For example, tomato listings might include notes about resistance to fusarium wilt (often abbreviated F), verticillium wilt (V), and tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). —Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025