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shortened

ADJECTIVE

bobbed

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coiffed cropped cut trimmed

ADJECTIVE

less

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fewer

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lesser limited lower minor minus negative secondary subordinate

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beneath declined deficient depressed diminished excepting lacking not as great reduced shorter slighter subtracting unsubstantial without

Antonyms

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greater higher important major superior

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bigger more

ADJECTIVE

reduced

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decreased diminished

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abbreviated abridged compressed concentrated condensed contracted downsized economized lessened miniaturized shrunk subtracted

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cut down scaled-down

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elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched

ADJECTIVE

restricted

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barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured tethered

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bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed decreased deterred diminished encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hampered hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped suppressed surrounded tempered

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held-back reined in small

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free unbounded

ADJECTIVE

scarce

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deficient limited rare scant scanty sparse sporadic

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at a premium failing few few and far between in short supply occasional seldom seldom met with semioccasional short shy truncated uncommon unusual wanting

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adequate ample plentiful satisfactory sufficient

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abundant frequent

ADJECTIVE

short

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abbreviated brief crisp precise terse

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bare compressed condensed curtailed decreased diminished fleeting lessened little summarized summary

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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

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enduring lasting lengthy

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long

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Shortened telomeres have been linked to major age-related diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and osteoarthritis.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

Shortened doubleheaders are about to make their Major League Baseball debut.

From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2020

Shortened versions of the Mozart’s Magic Flute and Puccini’s La Bohème have been programmed.

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2020

Shortened sessions for nursery children are being held at the school.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2020

Shortened words and phrases are called contractions; there’s a list of them on pages 70-71.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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