ABBREVIATING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

abbreviating

verb

present participle of abbreviate

as in shortening

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

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Recent Examples of abbreviating But by the time Forrest reaches age 10, when dogs become eligible for Loyal’s pill, those defenses will more often misfire and fail to stop not just cancer but also other life-abbreviating ailments. —

Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026 Edo also followed Prince William and Kate Middleton's lead with the sweet sign off for his latest social post by abbreviating the children's first names with their initials to send an online message. —

Janine Henni, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025

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shortening

Verb

In the surgical procedure, a v-shape of the lower lid is removed thereby shortening the area and reducing the defect.

— Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
Part of that vision includes increasing how often NASA launches Artemis' Space Launch System (SLS) rocket — with the goal of shortening the gap between missions from a few years to about 10 months.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 May 2026