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telescope

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of telescope

to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together

for dramatic purposes, the film telescopes the years over which the events occurred into a few short months

Synonyms of telescope

capsule, capsulize, collapse, compact, compress, condense, constrict, constringe, contract, narrow (down), squeeze

Words Related to telescope

cram, crowd, jam, jam-pack, pack

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten

boil down, downsize, shrink

concentrate, consolidate

simplify, streamline

decrease, diminish, lessen

Near Antonyms of telescope

dilate, disperse, dissipate, scatter

distend, inflate, swell

Antonyms of telescope

decompress, expand, open, outspread, outstretch

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