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

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

Originally told in two parts, the Broadway version was truncated after the pandemic and retooled into a single, three-and-half-hour show. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026

Running routes get truncated, as those exercising must run laps within a radius of an accessible bomb shelter. — Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026