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17 synonyms
1 antonym
7 definitions
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1. shortening (Noun)
9 synonyms
# | Word | Frequency | Likes | Number of letters | Number of synonyms |
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1. | abridgment | 0.08 |
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10 letters | 19 synonyms |
2. | contraction | 2.88 |
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11 letters | 41 synonym |
3. | cutting | 40.7 |
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7 letters | 118 synonyms |
4. | decrease | 14.8 |
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8 letters | 139 synonyms |
5. | dwindling | 1.23 |
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9 letters | 25 synonyms |
6. | editing | 18.6 |
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7 letters | 32 synonyms |
7. | receding | 0.93 |
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8 letters | 23 synonyms |
8. | reducing | 22.9 |
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8 letters | 58 synonyms |
9. | shrinking | 2.75 |
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9 letters | 53 synonyms |
2 definitions
shortening (Noun) — | Fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods |
shortening (Noun) — | Act of decreasing in length 1 example |
1. ex. "the dress needs shortening" |
5 types of
# | Word | Number of letters | Number of synonyms | ||
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1. | decrease | 8 letters | 139 synonyms | ||
2. | diminution | 10 letters | 21 synonym | ||
3. | edible fat | 9 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
4. | reduction | 9 letters | 70 synonyms | ||
5. | step-down | 8 letters | 8 synonyms |
8 types
# | Word | Number of letters | Number of synonyms | ||
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1. | abbreviation | 12 letters | 21 synonym | ||
2. | contraction | 11 letters | 41 synonym | ||
3. | cut | 3 letters | 310 synonyms | ||
4. | cutting | 7 letters | 118 synonyms | ||
5. | cutting off | 10 letters | 14 synonyms | ||
6. | muscle contraction | 17 letters | 2 synonyms | ||
7. | muscular contraction | 19 letters | 2 synonyms | ||
8. | truncation | 10 letters | 1 synonym |
2. shortening (Verb)
8 synonyms
# | Word | Frequency | Likes | Number of letters | Number of synonyms |
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1. | abbreviating | 0.06 |
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12 letters | 0 synonyms |
2. | abridging | 0.09 |
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9 letters | 0 synonyms |
3. | bowdlerising | 0 |
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12 letters | 0 synonyms |
4. | bowdlerizing | 0 |
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12 letters | 0 synonyms |
5. | castrating | 0.12 |
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10 letters | 0 synonyms |
6. | contracting | 4.47 |
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11 letters | 27 synonyms |
7. | expurgating | 0 |
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11 letters | 0 synonyms |
8. | foreshortening | 0.06 |
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14 letters | 0 synonyms |
1 antonym
# | Word | Number of letters | Number of antonyms | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | lengthening | 11 letters | 1 antonym |
5 definitions
shortening (Verb) — | Make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration 1 example |
1. ex. "He shortened his trip due to illness" | |
shortening (Verb) — | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements 1 example |
1. ex. "The manuscript must be shortened" | |
shortening (Verb) — | Make short or shorter 2 examples |
1. ex. "shorten the skirt" | |
2. ex. "shorten the rope by a few inches" | |
shortening (Verb) — | Become short or shorter 1 example |
1. ex. "In winter, the days shorten" | |
shortening (Verb) — | Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate 1 example |
1. ex. "shorten a novel" |
16 types of
# | Word | Number of letters | Number of synonyms | ||
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1. | altering | 8 letters | 9 synonyms | ||
2. | bringing down | 12 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
3. | changing | 8 letters | 27 synonyms | ||
4. | cutting | 7 letters | 118 synonyms | ||
5. | cutting back | 11 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
6. | cutting down | 11 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
7. | decreasing | 10 letters | 9 synonyms | ||
8. | diminishing | 11 letters | 28 synonyms | ||
9. | falling | 7 letters | 29 synonyms | ||
10. | lessening | 9 letters | 32 synonyms | ||
11. | minifying | 9 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
12. | modifying | 9 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
13. | reducing | 8 letters | 58 synonyms | ||
14. | trimming | 8 letters | 46 synonyms | ||
15. | trimming back | 12 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
16. | trimming down | 12 letters | 0 synonyms |
11 types
# | Word | Number of letters | Number of synonyms | ||
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1. | clipping | 8 letters | 32 synonyms | ||
2. | concentrating | 13 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
3. | condensing | 10 letters | 5 synonyms | ||
4. | curtailing | 10 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
5. | cutting | 7 letters | 118 synonyms | ||
6. | cutting short | 12 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
7. | digesting | 9 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
8. | distilling | 10 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
9. | foreshortening | 14 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
10. | syncopating | 11 letters | 0 synonyms | ||
11. | truncating | 10 letters | 0 synonyms |
Similar words
— sardonic | — scrutinise | — scrutinize | — scrutiny |
— short-tempered | — shorten | — shortened | — shorthanded |
— shortness | — shrewdness | — skirting | — sorting |
— sure thing |
15 misspelling
hortening
shhortening
shoortening
shorrtening
shorteening
shorteinng
shortemimg
shorteniing
shortenin
shorteningg
shortennig
shortenninng
shorttening
sshortening
zhortening
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All synonyms in one line
abridgment, contraction, cutting, decrease, dwindling, en.synonym.one, editing, receding, reducing, shrinking, abbreviating, abridging, bowdlerising, bowdlerizing, castrating, en.synonym.one, contracting, expurgating, foreshortening.
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