Synonyms of truncated

truncated

verb

past tense of truncate

as in shortened

to make less in extent or duration

some of the quotations from the movie had to be truncated to fit on tie-in products

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of truncated

The delay also caused a shift in scheduling, with some performances canceled altogether, and others truncated. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

The Padres made a third out at the plate in the second inning, had their fifth and sixth inning rallies truncated by double-play grounders and failed to add on in the seventh and eighth innings after having a runner at second base with one out. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026

That process would usually be more truncated, with allocations occurring after the official pricing is decided, closer to the market open. — Ari Levy,leslie Picker, CNBC, 9 June 2026

Which means their smartphone usage is truncated during the school day, during homework hours, and then it can be shut off altogether at night so that parents can sleep knowing their kids aren’t awake scrolling their smartphones. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Cooper really spent parts of three seasons with Syracuse before the Tampa Bay Lightning promoted him, while two of Carberry’s three seasons with Hershey were truncated by the pandemic. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 May 2026

The Ducks killed their first six penalties of the series but have since been touched up shorthanded on three of their past four PKs, with the fourth being truncated by an Edmonton infraction. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026

What’s also curiously glossed over — or at least truncated into a shorter segue than deserved — is Bernstein’s impact in Hollywood. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026

The coup would have truncated nearly three decades of democratic rule in Africa's most populous country, which returned to democracy in 1999. — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026