Synonyms for shorten
ˈʃɔr tnshorten

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1. shortenverb

   Antonyms:
   lengthen

2. shortenverb

   Antonyms:
   lengthen

3. shortenverb

   Antonyms:
   lengthen

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1. shorten

   Synonyms:
   abbreviate, abridge, conclude, contract, curtail, hasten, hurry, limit, reduce

   Antonyms:
   continue, defer, delay, draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, postpone, procrastinate, prolong, protract

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1. shorten

   Synonyms:
   curtail, lessen, abridge

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1. shortenverb

   make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

   "He shortened his trip due to illness"

   Synonyms:
   bowdlerize, expurgate, abbreviate, castrate, cut, contract, abridge, reduce, foreshorten, bowdlerise

   Antonyms:
   lengthen

2. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduceverb

   reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

   "The manuscript must be shortened"

   Synonyms:
   sign on, expurgate, skip, foreshorten, ignore, cut off, bowdlerize, bowdlerise, sign, reduce, hack, compress, tailor, quash, disregard, cut back, sign up, turn out, lose weight, slew, rationalise, switch off, castrate, prune, melt off, trim down, scale down, contract, condense, shorten, compact, thin, slim down, geld, rationalize, make out, abridge, constrict, issue, narrow, take, squeeze, bring down, trim, slue, tighten, deoxidise, abbreviate, turn off, keep down, cut, subdue, cut down, dilute, burn, subjugate, get, shrink, edit, edit out, come down, repress, press, write out, thin out, swerve, boil down, snub, slenderize, trend, curve, deoxidize, sheer, concentrate, undertake, veer, decoct, slim, trim back

   Antonyms:
   lengthen

3. shortenverb

   make short or shorter

   "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

   Synonyms:
   bowdlerize, expurgate, abbreviate, castrate, cut, contract, abridge, reduce, foreshorten, bowdlerise

   Antonyms:
   lengthen

4. shortenverb

   become short or shorter

   "In winter, the days shorten"

   Synonyms:
   bowdlerize, expurgate, abbreviate, castrate, cut, contract, abridge, reduce, foreshorten, bowdlerise

   Antonyms:
   lengthen

5. bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shortenverb

   edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

   "bowdlerize a novel"

   Synonyms:
   emasculate, alter, bowdlerise, neuter, shorten, reduce, cut, abridge, castrate, spay, contract, foreshorten, demasculinise, expurgate, demasculinize, bowdlerize, abbreviate

   Antonyms:
   lengthen

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1. • Change
   • Cut
   • Decrease
   • Reduce

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1. abridging

   to shorten

   i will abridge my name.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 28, 2020  

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1. shortenverb

   Synonyms:
   abbreviate, abridge, retrench, cut short, cut down

2. shortenverb

   Synonyms:
   lessen, diminish, reduce

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1. shortenverb

   Synonyms:
   abridge, abbreviate, curtail, reduce, epitomize, contract, retrench, condense, diminish, limit, restrict, restrain, confine, circumscribe, dock, lop

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1. List of paraphrases for "shorten":

   abbreviate, abridge, reduce, curtail, shortened

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How to use shorten in a sentence?

1. Kim Chol Jin:

   My wife bought me this to help shorten my commute.

2. Bjarni Torfason:

   The point is to effectively shorten the bond for the investor, it doesn’t guarantee they will get their money back when the coupon steps-up, but it makes it very likely they will get their money back at that time and otherwise provides them with a high coupon bond that could likely be sold at a good price.

3. Jack Weinstein:

   The first question the judge asks himself is, 'If I release this person now or shorten the sentence now, will he be a greater danger to the community?' and the statistics say very clearly no.

4. Judith Sherman:

   The results, once they are available, they need to be brought back to the health facility and communicated to the mother and while many efforts have been made to shorten each leg of that continuum, we need to do better. Mothers are still waiting up to two months for those test results and that can be a very long period in an HIV positive infant's life.

5. Erin Dunbar:

   This is an unbelievably tender topic to talk about with our patients because when someone is diagnosed with a glioblastoma, it is a tremendous left turn in their life. They have been told they have a highly aggressive, incurable tumor that will undoubtedly shorten their life, barring a miracle.