abbreviates
Makes it shorter
Abbreviates means shortens, typically by omitting letters or words while preserving the essential meaning.
Names, titles, and phrases get abbreviated for convenience: Doctor abbreviates to Dr. , The company abbreviates its name to IBM.
The word applies to any condensing: The article abbreviates a complex argument into three paragraphs.
Cuts off abruptly
- clipsAttaches or excerpts
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- curtailsReduces or limits
- condensesReduces to essentials
abridges · shortens · cuts · snips · prunes · reduces · elides · telescopes
Abbreviated writing system
- acronymWord made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- contractionReduction in size
- ellipsisMark indicating omitted words
symbol · code · monogram · cipher · ampersand · etc · e.g. · i.e.
truncates
Cuts off abruptly
condenses · abridges · shortens · cuts · snips · prunes · reduces · elides · telescopes · foreshortens
shorthand
Abbreviated writing system
- acronymWord made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- contractionReduction in size
ellipsis · symbol · code · monogram · cipher · ampersand · etc · e.g. · i.e. · vs.
succinct
Expressed with minimal words
brevity · compact · curt · economical · crisp · snappy · clipped · streamlined · tight · concise
abstract
Condensed version of text
abridgment · condensation · epitome · capsule · outline · overview · recap · rundown · briefing · distillation
- summarizessummarizes, recaps, condenses, abridges, digests
abbreviatesexpands
Increases in volume
spells out · elongates · elaborates · extends · lengthens
- Latin abbreviationsShortened classical language terms
- address abbreviationsCondensed location label parts
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