Synonyms of curtailing

curtailing

verb

present participle of curtail

as in shortening

to make less in extent or duration

curtailed the school day because of the stormy weather

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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