Synonyms of abbreviating

abbreviating

verb

present participle of abbreviate

as in shortening

to make less in extent or duration

had to abbreviate his vacation in France in order to travel to Oslo to receive the Nobel Prize

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortening
• truncating
• reducing
• curtailing
• abridging
• eliding
• trimming
• decreasing
• cutting back
• summarizing
• docking
• syncopating
• compressing
• abstracting
• recapitulating
• encapsulating
• modifying
• digesting
• epitomizing
• paring
• cutting
• pruning
• constricting
• contracting
• slashing
• tapering
• cutting down
• summing up
• diminishing
• downsizing
• shrinking
• lowering
• retrenching
• moderating
• lessening
• dwindling
• subtracting (from)
• deflating
• abating
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• lengthening
• prolonging
• expanding
• supplementing
• adding
• increasing
• enlarging
• elongating
• augmenting
• maximizing
• protracting
• escalating
• amplifying
• raising
• boosting
• heightening
• dilating
• swelling
• inflating
• aggrandizing
• ballooning
• blowing up
• pumping up
• distending