curtailed
Reduced in scope
Curtailed means cut short or reduced in extent.
Something curtailed has been trimmed back from its full or intended scope: Budget cuts curtailed the program, Rain curtailed the outdoor festivities.
The word suggests incompleteness—a plan, freedom, or activity that would have continued but was deliberately limited.
Cut to neaten
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- cut shortEnd before completion
pruned · condensed · contracted · compressed · reduced · cropped · snipped · docked
Favoring one side
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- cut offSeparated or disconnected
- broken offForcibly separated or discontinued
fragmentary · halted · interrupted · suspended · stopped short · aborted · discontinued
Forced into narrow limits
- limitedRestricted in extent
- restrainedHeld under control
- confinedKept within bounds
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
impeded · suppressed · stifled · checked · curbed · bridled · reined in · held back
Made or became smaller
- decreasedBecame smaller in amount
- lessenedMade or became smaller
- cut backReduce or curtail
- scaled downReduced proportionally in size
downsized · slashed · pared down · contracted · shrunk · lowered · minimized · depleted
trimmed
Cut to neaten
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
- truncatedCut off abruptly
cut short · pruned · condensed · contracted · compressed · reduced · cropped · snipped · docked · lopped
partial
Favoring one side
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- cut offSeparated or disconnected
broken off · fragmentary · halted · interrupted · suspended · stopped short · aborted · discontinued
constrained
Forced into narrow limits
- limitedRestricted in extent
- restrainedHeld under control
- confinedKept within bounds
hampered · impeded · suppressed · stifled · checked · curbed · bridled · reined in · held back · thwarted
diminished
Made or became smaller
scaled down · downsized · slashed · pared down · contracted · shrunk · lowered · minimized · depleted · dwindled
- diminisheddevalued, lessened, decreased, depreciated, reduced
- incompleteincomplete, unfinished, partial, fragmentary, half-done
- shortshort, brief, small, little, tiny
- scarcityscarcity, scarce, shortage, scant, scanty
curtailedextended
Lengthened in time or space
expanded · lengthened · prolonged · elongated · stretched
curtailedunrestricted
Having no limitations
unimpeded · unlimited · unrestrained · unfettered · unchecked