abbreviated
Made more compact
Abbreviated means shortened or condensed, typically by cutting letters from a word or details from a larger whole.
An abbreviated form of a name uses initials or a clipped version.
An abbreviated version of a report cuts nonessential material.
Something abbreviated may feel rushed or incomplete: The rain forced an abbreviated ceremony.
Cut off abruptly
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
- curtailedCut short prematurely
- contractedReduced in size
- compressedReduced by pressure
condensed · cropped · trimmed · cut · reduced · abridged · shortened · compacted
Expressed with minimal words
- terseBrief to bluntness
- compactTightly packed together
- briefShort in duration
- pithyConcise and forceful
laconic · crisp · clipped · telegraphic · elliptical · curt · short · snappy
Word made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- contractionReduction in size
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
abbr · monogram · cipher · code · truncation · ellipsis · ampersand · initials
Made more compact
- digestedBroken down internally
- encapsulatedContained within a covering
- epitomizedRepresented in purest form
- outlinedTraced the edges of
synopsized · recapped · abstracted · distilled · paraphrased · simplified · capsulized · sketched
truncated
Cut off abruptly
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
- curtailedCut short prematurely
- contractedReduced in size
compressed · condensed · cropped · trimmed · cut · reduced · abridged · shortened · compacted · pruned
succinct
Expressed with minimal words
pithy · laconic · crisp · clipped · telegraphic · elliptical · curt · short · snappy · economical
acronym
Word made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- contractionReduction in size
symbol · abbr · monogram · cipher · code · truncation · ellipsis · ampersand · initials · letters
condensed
Made more compact
- digestedBroken down internally
- encapsulatedContained within a covering
- epitomizedRepresented in purest form
outlined · synopsized · recapped · abstracted · distilled · paraphrased · simplified · capsulized · sketched · summarized
- diminisheddevalued, lessened, decreased, depreciated, reduced
- shortshort, brief, small, little, tiny
- word descriptorsmonosyllabic, polysyllabic, brief, lengthy, concise
- test modifiersdiagnostic, preliminary, confirmatory, routine, stat
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- size wordsbig, small, short, large, huge
abbreviatedunabbreviated
Spelled out entirely
spelled out · extended · lengthy · expanded · long
abbreviatedfull
Maximum extent reached
complete · intact · unabridged · whole · comprehensive
- Latin abbreviationsShortened classical language terms
- address abbreviationsCondensed location label parts
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