cut-down
Trimmed to size
Cut-down describes something reduced in size, scope, or scale from an original version: a cut-down rifle with a shortened barrel, a cut-down edition of the novel.
As a noun, a cut-down is a reduced version of something, or in medicine, a small incision to access a vein when standard needle insertion fails.
Decrease in size
- downsizeReduce scale or staff
- lessenReduce in degree
- diminishTo make smaller
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
minimize · curtail · pare · slash · trim · shorten · dwindle · taper
Make more compact
- compressReduce volume by force
- shortenReduce in extent
- abbreviateReduce word length
- summarizeState main points briefly
distill · synopsize · epitomize · truncate · digest · capsulize · tighten · edit
shrink
Decrease in size
decrease · minimize · curtail · pare · slash · trim · shorten · dwindle · taper · scale back
condense
Make more compact
- compressReduce volume by force
- shortenReduce in extent
- abbreviateReduce word length
summarize · distill · synopsize · epitomize · truncate · digest · capsulize · tighten · edit · excerpt
rebuke
Express sharp disapproval
- denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- condemnDeclare wrong or guilty
disparage · belittle · reproach · scold · admonish · chastise · castigate · berate · upbraid · lambaste
trimming
Cutting away excess
thinning · shaping · topiary · bonsai · hedging · deadheading · arborist · sawing · branch · foliage
cut-downexpanded
Made larger or wider
enlarged · extended · supersized · magnified · amplified
cut-downfull
Maximum extent reached
complete · unabridged · uncut · full-length · full-size