shortened

Examples

• All

• This is due to both the shortened lifespan of our electronic devices and societies demanding for the newest high tech products.

• Mealtimes, which up until now had been long and informal and subsidized by the employer, were shortened and regulated down to the minute.

• But then those words I love you over years got shortened to love you.

• Joyce Joy de Grey, who talks about this feeling of a shortened lifetime.

• Granny Cantrell's is just a shortened term for the the full name, which is Granny Cantrell's German Pink tomato.

• After an hour of discussion, the speech was shortened to fit the time limit.

• The shortened route saved us at least fifteen minutes on our drive.

Synonyms

A

abbreviated

vsshortened

3 4.2

Shorter than normal in time or length

is a general way to make length or duration smaller in any context

A

abridged

vsshortened

1 4.2

Shortened text that keeps the main ideas and events

is a general way to make length smaller, not only by condensing texts

C

cut

vsshortened

1 4.9

With parts removed to make it shorter

is a general act of making length smaller, not only by removing parts

T

truncated

vsshortened

6.3

Shortened because a part is cut away or time is limited

is broader, used for making length or duration smaller not only by end removal

R

reduced

vsshortened

1.6

Made smaller in size, amount, or price

is about making length or duration smaller rather than lowering amounts

D

decreased

vsshortened

1.5

Smaller in amount or size than before

is used for making length or duration smaller rather than general loss in amount

Antonyms

L

lengthened

2.6

Made longer in time or size

How Short

truncated

• Specialized

6.5

abridged

1 4.2

shortened

2.5

reduced

1.6

original

∞ 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology