Synonyms, shortening antonyms, definition Shortening

17 synonyms

1 antonym

7 definitions

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1. shortening (Noun)

9 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	abridgment	0.08	10 letters	19 synonyms
2.	contraction	2.88	11 letters	41 synonym
3.	cutting	40.7	7 letters	118 synonyms
4.	decrease	14.8	8 letters	139 synonyms
5.	dwindling	1.23	9 letters	25 synonyms
6.	editing	18.6	7 letters	32 synonyms
7.	receding	0.93	8 letters	23 synonyms
8.	reducing	22.9	8 letters	58 synonyms
9.	shrinking	2.75	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
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
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	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	abbreviating	0.06	12 letters	0 synonyms
2.	abridging	0.09	9 letters	0 synonyms
3.	bowdlerising	0	12 letters	0 synonyms
4.	bowdlerizing	0	12 letters	0 synonyms
5.	castrating	0.12	10 letters	0 synonyms
6.	contracting	4.47	11 letters	27 synonyms
7.	expurgating	0	11 letters	0 synonyms
8.	foreshortening	0.06	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
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
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

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With the same beginning

shorten shortened shortener

With the same ending

disheartening heartening

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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