Abbreviate Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-brēvē-āt
To make short or shorter the duration or extent of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. abridge
  2. condense
  3. curtail
  4. reduce
  5. shorten
  6. clip
  7. compress
  8. concentrate
  9. contract
  10. cut back
  11. digest
  12. diminish
  13. elide
  14. epitomize
  15. pack
  16. prune
  17. shrink
  18. simplify
  19. slash
  20. squeeze
  21. syncopate
  22. synopsize
  23. truncate
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To make shorter:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shorten

Words Related to Abbreviate

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. decrease
  2. See syn. study at
  3. long
  4. append
  5. transliterate

Abbreviate Sentence Examples

  • If the space is small, you can always abbreviate.

  • We were forced to abbreviate our trip due to the bad weather.

  • Ordinary algebra developed very gradually as a kind of shorthand, devised to abbreviate the discussion of arithmetical problems and the statement of arithmetical facts.

  • People who use their middle name as their first name many times abbreviate their first name to an initial.

  • In order to avoid confusion, I never abbreviate my name in my signature.

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