ABBREVIATES Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

abbreviates

verb

present tense third-person singular of abbreviate

as in shortens

to make less in extent or duration had to abbreviate his vacation in France in order to travel to Oslo to receive the Nobel Prize

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shortens
truncates
reduces
curtails
abridges
elides
summarizes
decreases
syncopates
cuts back
encapsulates
recapitulates
compresses
docks
modifies
epitomizes
trims
digests
pares
sums up
abstracts
constricts
diminishes
cuts down
prunes
shrinks
slashes
downsizes
lowers
cuts
lessens
tapers
retrenches
contracts
deflates
abates
dwindles
subtracts (from)
moderates
de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

extends
lengthens
prolongs
elongates
expands
enlarges
adds
increases
augments
supplements
maximizes
amplifies
dilates
protracts
raises
heightens
boosts
escalates
inflates
swells
distends
aggrandizes
blows up
pumps up
balloons

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