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Synonyms for abbreviated

Most common

truncated brief short

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Truncated

truncated, brief, short

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Shortened; made briefer.

    The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.

Related words

Word family
abbreviate abbreviation

Example sentences

  • brief It was a long letter, but in brief, he said, "No."
  • truncated Tom's long message was truncated by the software.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
abbreviatedsteady
briefsteady
truncatedsteady
apocopatesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
short1, brief1
9 letters
truncated3, apocopate
10 letters
elliptical4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (truncated3 = 3 syllables).