Synonyms of abridged

abridged 1 of 2

adjective

as in abbreviated

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

abridged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of abridge

as in shortened

to make less in extent or duration

the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abridged

Verb

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. — JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025

Mendez bypassed the plaintiffs’ contention that the measure unconstitutionally abridged free speech rights. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025

Fair Districts amendments voters added to the Florida Constitution in 2010 also said boundaries should not be drawn in a way that abridged the opportunity of minority voters to elect representatives. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025

When our rights were being abridged? — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 7 July 2023