abbreviate
Make it briefer
To abbreviate is to shorten something, typically a word or phrase, by omitting letters or words while preserving the meaning: Doctor abbreviates to Dr. , United States abbreviates to U.S.
The term extends to shortening anything: We abbreviated our trip due to the weather.
An abbreviated version is condensed or cut short.
Word made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- contractionReduction in size
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
abbr · cipher · monogram · ampersand · etc · viz · i.e. · e.g.
Expressed with minimal words
- terseBrief to bluntness
- pithyConcise and forceful
- laconicBrief in expression
- curtAbruptly rude in speech
clipped · economical · compact · compendious · elliptical · telegraphic · crisp · tight
truncate
Cut off abruptly
trim · clip · cut · reduce · contract · elide · syncopate · crop · snip · dock
acronym
Word made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- contractionReduction in size
symbol · abbr · cipher · monogram · ampersand · etc · viz · i.e. · e.g. · approx
succinct
Expressed with minimal words
curt · clipped · economical · compact · compendious · elliptical · telegraphic · crisp · tight · lean
abstract
Condensed version of text
recap · outline · overview · abridgment · epitome · summary · rundown · capsule · thumbnail · sketch
- note-takingnotes, jot, notation, write down, note down
- summariessummary, synopsis, summaries, abstract, abstracts
- streamliningstreamline, simplify, optimize, consolidate, condense
- compressioncompress, compression, compressor, compressing, compact
- dismissingbrush aside, brush off, wave off, shrug off, blow off
- proofreading marksdele, stet, insert, transpose, caret
- Latin abbreviationsShortened classical language terms
- address abbreviationsCondensed location label parts
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