Synonyms of abridging

abridging

verb

present participle of abridge

as in shortening

to make less in extent or duration

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortening
• curtailing
• reducing
• truncating
• abbreviating
• eliding
• cutting back
• trimming
• summarizing
• decreasing
• docking
• compressing
• syncopating
• recapitulating
• modifying
• abstracting
• encapsulating
• digesting
• cutting
• summing up
• paring
• cutting down
• epitomizing
• constricting
• diminishing
• pruning
• lessening
• moderating
• contracting
• slashing
• shrinking
• retrenching
• lowering
• tapering
• subtracting (from)
• downsizing
• abating
• dwindling
• deflating
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• lengthening
• prolonging
• expanding
• enlarging
• increasing
• supplementing
• adding
• elongating
• augmenting
• maximizing
• protracting
• amplifying
• raising
• heightening
• boosting
• escalating
• dilating
• swelling
• inflating
• aggrandizing
• blowing up
• pumping up
• ballooning
• distending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abridging

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