Synonyms for foreshorten
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To abridge, reduce, contract.
Related words
- Other spellings
- forshorten
Forms
- Past participle
- foreshortened
e.g. foreshortened → reduced, contracted, shortened, abbreviated…
Example sentences
- contract He was made to sign the contract against his will.
- shorten High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.
- abbreviate We abbreviate Sunday to Sun.
- abridge The student decided to abridge his paper by taking out unnecessary details.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| foreshorten | falling | |
| contract | falling | |
| shorten | steady | |
| abbreviate | steady | |
| abridge | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- cut1
- 6 letters
- reduce2
- 7 letters
- shorten2, curtail2, abridge2
- 8 letters
- contract2, diminish3, compress2, condense2, retrench2
- 9 letters
- epitomize4, epitomise
- 10 letters
- abbreviate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reduce2 = 2 syllables).