Synonyms of shortened

shortened 1 of 2

adjective

as in abbreviated

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

shortened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of shorten

as in truncated

to make less in extent or duration

we decided to shorten the distance we had to walk home by cutting across the neighbor's lawn

if Grandma has to go shopping today, you'll need to shorten your visit

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shortened

Verb

The all-hands that’s never skipped, shortened, or rescheduled; the Slack response that’s never further than 20 minutes away; the LinkedIn post that's never late. — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Next season, Rutschman’s final year under club control, might be shortened or canceled by a lockout. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Still, there is a feeling among some that awards shows need to adapt and pick up the pace in a time when viewers’ attention spans have shortened. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Some alterations were made for the WPBL, including a temporary outfield fence that shortened the center field fence from 415 to 330 feet and other dimensions accordingly. — James Raia, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

The pair also wanted to watch Wolf Alice and were disappointed when the set was shortened. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Each of Ram’s Rumble Bee models rides on a unique frame with a wheelbase that’s shortened 13 inches compared to the traditional crew cab. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 29 July 2026

Advertisement Wildfires in France have also disrupted the Tour de France, as organizers shortened its final stage from 133 km to 89 km so security personnel can be redeployed to affected areas. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 July 2026

Thousands of schools closed or shortened their days across England, Wales and France because of the recent heat wave in Europe. — The Conversation, Fortune, 27 July 2026