TRUNCATE Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

truncate

verb

ˈtrəŋ-ˌkāt

as in to shorten

to make less in extent or duration some of the quotations from the movie had to be truncated to fit on tie-in products

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Recent Examples of truncate Things had to be truncated or moved around, but a lot of the favorite moments have made it in. —

Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026 The president dares not truncate this process of legal, moral and ethical decision-making. —

U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025 That’s long before a perpetrator starts their prison sentence, however truncated. —

Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025 Thereafter, however, knee injuries in 2022 and 2023 prevented him from walking off the field healthy in Week 18 — and then a biceps injury in 2024 truncated his season to just five games played. —

Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for truncate

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shorten

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Plus, the game has been shortened from 39 days to 26—so castaways are content to simply suffer through it, relying on reward challenges for brief respite.

— Kristen Geil, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Although the assumption from those numbers is that Adell needs to shorten his swing and not try to hit homers, Anderson disagrees.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026