English adjective: shortened | |||
1. | shortened cut short | ||
Samples | A sawed-off shotgun. A sawed-off broomstick. The shortened rope was easier to use. | ||
Synonyms | sawed-off, sawn-off | ||
Similar | short | ||
Antonyms | long | ||
2. | shortened cut short in duration | ||
Samples | The abbreviated speech. Her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking. An unsatisfactory truncated conversation. | ||
Synonyms | abbreviated, truncated | ||
Similar | short | ||
Antonyms | long | ||
3. | shortened shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another | ||
Samples | A miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars. Years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream. | ||
Synonyms | telescoped | ||
Similar | short | ||
Antonyms | long | ||
4. | shortened with parts removed | ||
Samples | The drastically cut film. | ||
Synonyms | cut | ||
Similar | abridged | ||
Antonyms | unabridged | ||