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past tense form of shorten.
past participle of shorten.

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bobbed adj.
less adj.
reduced adj.
restricted adj.
scarce adj.
short adj.

ADJECTIVE

bobbed

Synonyms

STRONG

coiffed cropped cut trimmed

ADJECTIVE

less

Synonyms

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fewer

STRONG

lesser limited lower minor minus negative secondary subordinate

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONG

greater higher important major superior

WEAK

bigger more

ADJECTIVE

reduced

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decreased diminished

STRONG

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

WEAK

cut down scaled-down

Antonyms

WEAK

elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched

ADJECTIVE

restricted

Synonyms

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

STRONG

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

WEAK

held-back reined in small

Antonyms

STRONG

free unbounded

ADJECTIVE

scarce

Synonyms

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deficient limited rare scant scanty sparse sporadic

WEAK

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

Antonyms

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adequate ample plentiful satisfactory sufficient

WEAK

abundant frequent

ADJECTIVE

short

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviated brief crisp precise terse

STRONG

bare compressed condensed curtailed 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

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enduring lasting lengthy

STRONG

long

WEAK

unabridged

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Firms such as Freshfields and Sheppard have shortened their names and updated their logos to differentiate themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

President Lee Jae Myung hailed the successful voyage, saying it "shortened the one-way sailing time by 10 days compared with the conventional route via the Suez Canal".

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

He signed with World Wrestling Entertainment in 2012 and was given the name Adrian Neville, later shortened to just Neville.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Mild cognitive impairment, often shortened to MCI, describes measurable problems with memory or thinking that are greater than expected with normal aging but do not necessarily interfere substantially with everyday life.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

As the hoofbeats grew nearer, she pulled her sun- bonnet farther down over her face and shortened the length of her steps, edging over to the side of the narrow road, hitching along.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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