Synonyms for cut short

Most common

bob · clip · dock · shorten · break off · truncate

All synonyms

Verb

Antonyms

elongate

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To interrupt or curtail before the planned end time.

   The party was cut short because everything was getting broken.

Example sentences

• bob Bob hurried home in order to watch the TV program.
• clip Sami used a paper clip to unlock his handcuffs.
• dock Tom sat on the dock, looking at children swimming.
• shorten High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.

By length

3 letters

end¹, bob¹

4 letters

clip¹, dock¹, snub¹

5 letters

prune¹, abate²

6 letters

reduce²

7 letters

shorten², curtail², abridge²

8 letters

compress², truncate², retrench²

9 letters

epitomize⁴, epitomise

10 letters

abbreviate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abate² = 2 syllables).