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abbreviated

[uh-bree-vee-ey-tid] / əˈbri viˌeɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
compendious
Synonyms
WEAK
breviloquent brief close compact compendiary comprehensive concise condensed contracted curt inclusive laconic short short and sweet succinct summarized summary synoptic
Antonyms
WEAK
enlarged lengthened unabridged
ADJECTIVE
reduced
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decreased diminished shortened
STRONG
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
short
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brief crisp precise shortened 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
STRONGEST
enduring lasting lengthy
STRONG
long
WEAK
unabridged
ADJECTIVE
short
Synonyms
STRONGEST
low small thick tiny
STRONG
compact diminutive little petite pocket slight squat stunted wee
WEAK
chunky close to the ground pint-sized pocket-sized runty sawed-off skimpy squatty stocky stubby thickset undersized
Antonyms
STRONGEST
big enormous huge large
STRONG
tall
WEAK
enough high lengthy long
ADJECTIVE
thumbnail
Synonyms
STRONG
brief compact short summary
WEAK
abridged concise contracted curtailed epigrammatic short and sweet succinct to the point truncated
Antonyms
STRONG
large lengthy long unabridged

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He says he’s wary about his Somali clients getting a fair hearing, given the volume of cases that have been rescheduled and the abbreviated lead time for hearings.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

You can find the guidelines here, and an abbreviated version here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Stocks were riding high ahead of the Christmas holiday on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 tallying a fresh intraday record during the abbreviated Christmas Eve session.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

LIV Golf will abandon its abbreviated 54-hole format in favor of 72-hole tournaments in 2026, officials said Tuesday.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

“It mentioned a boy whose name she abbreviated as T. It was a boy she liked.”

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

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