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Synonyms for shortening in English

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  1. shortening:
  2. shorten:

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Detailed Synonyms for shortening in English

shortening:

shortening [the ~] noun

  1. the shortening
    the cut down expenses; the reduction; the saving; the retrenchment; the diminution; the finance management; the decrease; the curtailment; the economy; the shortening; the slackening; the foreshortening; the recess; the dwindling; the salary cut; the market; the cut
  2. the shortening
    the shortening; the abbreviating; the abridging
  3. the shortening
    the shortening; the curtailment; the foreshortening
  4. the shortening
    – act of decreasing in length 1
    the shortening
    – act of decreasing in length 1
    • shortening [the ~] noun
      • the dress needs shortening1
  5. the shortening
    – fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods 1
    the shortening
    – fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods 1

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Related Definitions for "shortening":

  1. act of decreasing in length1
    • the dress needs shortening1
  2. fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods1

shortening form of shorten:

to shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)

  1. to shorten
    to recapitulate; to condense; to shorten
    • recapitulate verb (recapitulates, recapitulated, recapitulating)
    • condense verb (condenses, condensed, condensing)
    • shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)
  2. to shorten
    to shorten; to curtail; to crop; to abridge; to trim; to clip
    • shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)
    • curtail verb (curtails, curtailed, curtailing)
    • crop verb (crops, cropped, cropping)
    • abridge verb (abridges, abridged, abridging)
    • trim verb (trims, trimmed, trimming)
    • clip verb (clips, clipped, clipping)
  3. to shorten
    to abbreviate; to shorten
    • abbreviate verb (abbreviates, abbreviated, abbreviating)
    • shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)
  4. to shorten
    to shorten; to abridge; to cut down; cut short
    • shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)
    • abridge verb (abridges, abridged, abridging)
    • cut down verb (cuts down, cut down, cutting down)
    • cut short verb
  5. to shorten
    to minimize; to reduce; to scale down; to crop; to trim; to shorten; to minimise
    • minimize verb, American (minimizes, minimized, minimizing)
    • reduce verb (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • scale down verb (scales down, scaled down, scaling down)
    • crop verb (crops, cropped, cropping)
    • trim verb (trims, trimmed, trimming)
    • shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)
    • minimise verb, British
  6. to shorten
    to shorten; make short; just stay for a while
  7. to shorten
    to shorten
    • shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)
  8. to shorten
    – edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate 1
    to shorten; to castrate; bowdlerize; expurgate; bowdlerise
    – edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate 1
  9. to shorten
    – reduce in scope while retaining essential elements 1
    to reduce; to cut; to contract; to abbreviate; to abridge; to shorten; foreshorten
    – reduce in scope while retaining essential elements 1
    • reduce verb (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • cut verb (cuts, cut, cutting)
    • contract verb (contracts, contracted, contracting)
    • abbreviate verb (abbreviates, abbreviated, abbreviating)
    • abridge verb (abridges, abridged, abridging)
    • shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)
      • The manuscript must be shortened1
  10. to shorten
    – become short or shorter 1
    to shorten
    – become short or shorter 1
    • shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)
      • In winter, the days shorten1
  11. to shorten
    – make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration 1
    to shorten
    – make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration 1
    • shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)
      • He shortened his trip due to illness1
  12. to shorten
    – make short or shorter 1
    to shorten
    – make short or shorter 1
    • shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)
      • shorten the skirt1
      • shorten the rope by a few inches1

Conjugations for shorten:

present
  1. shorten
  2. shorten
  3. shortens
  4. shorten
  5. shorten
  6. shorten
simple past
  1. shortened
  2. shortened
  3. shortened
  4. shortened
  5. shortened
  6. shortened
present perfect
  1. have shortened
  2. have shortened
  3. has shortened
  4. have shortened
  5. have shortened
  6. have shortened
past continuous
  1. was shortening
  2. were shortening
  3. was shortening
  4. were shortening
  5. were shortening
  6. were shortening
future
  1. shall shorten
  2. will shorten
  3. will shorten
  4. shall shorten
  5. will shorten
  6. will shorten
continuous present
  1. am shortening
  2. are shortening
  3. is shortening
  4. are shortening
  5. are shortening
  6. are shortening
subjunctive
  1. be shortened
  2. be shortened
  3. be shortened
  4. be shortened
  5. be shortened
  6. be shortened
diverse
  1. shorten!
  2. let's shorten!
  5. shortened
  6. shortening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

shorten

  1. shorten
    organize; put up; put down; shorten; dish up; organise

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Antonyms for "shorten":


Related Definitions for "shorten":

  1. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate1
  2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements1
    • The manuscript must be shortened1
  3. become short or shorter1
    • In winter, the days shorten1
  4. make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration1
    • He shortened his trip due to illness1
  5. make short or shorter1
    • shorten the skirt1
    • shorten the rope by a few inches1







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