TRUNCATION 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 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 Her figures are truncated and pushed over the edges of the frame, faces often obscured or composited. —

Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for truncate

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shorten

Verb

That timeline by the end of the year would have coincided with an orbital alignment around the sun that would shorten the journey between Earth and Mars.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Decision-making cycles are shortening.

— Christopher Vollmer, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026