Synonyms of curtailed

curtailed 1 of 2

adjective

as in abridged

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

curtailed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of curtail

as in shortened

to make less in extent or duration

curtailed the school day because of the stormy weather

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of curtailed

Verb

American has also reduced the size of its fleet and curtailed service at some airports in a bid to cut costs and streamline operations. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

Boracay had to shed its hedonistic streak after a series of closures curtailed tourism. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026

Tourists’ access has been curtailed in order to protect the engravings, and researchers believe that clearing the years of sediment that has settled in the caves may reveal more art. — News Desk, Artforum, 6 Nov. 2026

Iran has severely curtailed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz throughout the war, roiling energy markets. — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026

Gulf exporters kept their oil flowing despite the risks faced in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, inventories were released, and some demand was curtailed, all of which combined to limit the oil price spike. — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

If that gets cut off, your ability to pay your monthly bills will be curtailed, even with a robust savings account to withdraw from. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

In India millions of men in poverty were sterilized during the Emergency (1975–77), when the government declared a state of emergency and curtailed civil liberties. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Zelensky also repeated that the Ukrainian military’s access to the Starlink system to guide its short-range and battlefield drones was still curtailed. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026