Synonyms of truncating

truncating

verb

present participle of truncate

as in shortening

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

• shortening
• reducing
• abbreviating
• curtailing
• abridging
• eliding
• trimming
• docking
• cutting back
• decreasing
• summarizing
• compressing
• syncopating
• modifying
• recapitulating
• encapsulating
• abstracting
• digesting
• cutting
• paring
• pruning
• slashing
• epitomizing
• summing up
• cutting down
• shrinking
• diminishing
• tapering
• contracting
• downsizing
• retrenching
• lowering
• moderating
• constricting
• lessening
• dwindling
• subtracting (from)
• deflating
• abating
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• lengthening
• prolonging
• expanding
• enlarging
• supplementing
• adding
• increasing
• elongating
• augmenting
• maximizing
• protracting
• amplifying
• raising
• escalating
• boosting
• heightening
• dilating
• swelling
• inflating
• ballooning
• aggrandizing
• blowing up
• pumping up
• distending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of truncating

The Phillies are truncating his outings — his max pitch count has been 70 — to extend his season longer. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Those who show up late or not at all get removal orders, further truncating the already limited due process available to immigrants. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 May 2026

After three years of closures that shuttered different sections of Highway 1, truncating the 100-mile drive between Carmel and Cambria, the area has seen a surge in tourism that officials want to ensure doesn’t overrun the area. — Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

The longtime illusion of a mainstream industry involved truncating both ends of the bell curve, the radical and the mercenary. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026