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curtailed

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

Example Sentences

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Sulfur is a byproduct of oil and gas production, and the war has curtailed shipments, leading to shortages.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Neymar brought profile and panache to Paris but could not deliver the holy grail of European success, Denilson's trickery failed to help Real Betis beat the drop, a car crash curtailed Gigi Lentini's buccaneering brilliance.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Exxon has said the war curtailed its global oil-and-gas production by 6% in the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The issue is that, in 1988, Congress enacted a law known as the Westfall Act that curtailed such suits.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Every possibility of excess was curtailed with it.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

curtailed

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