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

Some Arab governments responded with bloody crack downs, tracked activists through their digital or cellular footprints, and curtailed news coverage of the unrest. — David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

The attacks also threaten crude shipments via the Red Sea, which has been a key alternative route to the crucial Strait of Hormuz, where oil flows have been severely curtailed since the February 28 start of the Iran war. — Tony Munroe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

The tight end’s knee injury last year curtailed his second season and the Raiders’ offense overall. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Ukraine's recent attacks on Russian oil refineries have taken many diesel refineries offline; consequently, Russia has curtailed its own diesel exports, and has even started importing fuel from countries like India, Kazakhstan and Belarus. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

With fewer domestic discoveries, high import tariffs and fragmented markets that curtailed economies of scale in production, such extravagances were unavailable to Europeans, who became accustomed to smaller, more efficient cars. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Oil prices remain high as the Iran war has curtailed traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which once accounted for about 20% of the world’s oil shipments. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

The logic of relentless security oversight has also radically curtailed the release of even routine statistics. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

The war has curtailed traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world’s oil shipments pass. — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026