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past tense form of curtail.
past participle of curtail.

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brief adj.
lower adj.
short adj.
shorter adj.
thumbnail adj.

ADJECTIVE

brief

Synonyms

STRONGEST

concise fleeting momentary quick short-lived swift temporary

STRONG

ephemeral fast little passing transient

WEAK

hasty instantaneous meteoric short-term transitory

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enduring lasting lengthy long long-lived permanent slow sluggish

ADJECTIVE

lower

Synonyms

STRONG

decreased diminished junior lessened low minor reduced secondary subordinate

WEAK

bush-league lesser lower-rung nether pared down second-class second-fiddle second-string smaller subjacent under

Antonyms

STRONG

elevated important increased major superior

WEAK

higher

ADJECTIVE

short

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviated brief crisp precise shortened terse

STRONG

bare compressed condensed decreased diminished fleeting lessened little summarized summary

WEAK

aphoristic boiled down breviloquent compendiary compendious concise curtate cut short cut to the bone decurtate epigrammatic in a nutshell laconic momentary not protracted pithy sententious short and sweet short-term succinct undersized unprolonged unsustained

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enduring lasting lengthy

STRONG

long

WEAK

unabridged

ADJECTIVE

shorter

Synonyms

WEAK

briefer diminished less lessened lower more concise reduced

Antonyms

WEAK

higher longer taller

ADJECTIVE

thumbnail

Synonyms

STRONG

brief compact short summary

WEAK

abbreviated abridged concise contracted epigrammatic short and sweet succinct to the point truncated

Antonyms

STRONG

large lengthy long unabridged

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Regardless of ranking, the kingdom is a crude-exporting powerhouse and now sees its export capacity severely curtailed.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

But its work in Gaza is curtailed, officials say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

In the damp and gloom at Lord's, Smith made 61 and Cox 55 to take England to 248-9 on a first day that was delayed by rain and curtailed by bad light.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Annual war games between South Korea and the United States ended on Friday, Seoul's military told AFP, days earlier than initially planned after US President Donald Trump had abruptly ordered them curtailed.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Mass action was perilous in South Africa, where it was a criminal offense for an African to strike, and where the rights of free speech and movement were unmercifully curtailed.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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