Synonyms of docked

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verb (1)

past tense of dock

1

as in shortened

to make less in extent or duration

the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortened
• reduced
• truncated
• curtailed
• cut back
• abbreviated
• trimmed
• abridged
• syncopated
• elided
• summarized
• decreased
• encapsulated
• abstracted
• recapitulated
• modified
• compressed
• digested
• summed up
• contracted
• cut down
• cut
• epitomized
• tapered
• lowered
• pruned
• pared
• downsized
• slashed
• constricted
• shrunk
• diminished
• subtracted (from)
• shrank
• moderated
• retrenched
• abated
• deflated
• dwindled
• lessened
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extended
• lengthened
• elongated
• prolonged
• supplemented
• expanded
• enlarged
• added
• protracted
• increased
• raised
• augmented
• maximized
• dilated
• boosted
• amplified
• heightened
• escalated
• inflated
• swelled
• distended
• pumped up
• ballooned
• blew up
• aggrandized

2

as in shaved

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

the boxer's tail was docked soon after birth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaved
• clipped
• cut
• trimmed
• cropped
• bobbed
• sheared
• cut back
• mowed
• snipped
• pruned
• polled
• nipped
• pared
• lopped (off)
• whittled
• pinched
• shortened
• manicured
• curtailed
• stumped
• skived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extended
• elongated
• lengthened

docked

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verb (2)

past tense of dock

as in landed

to stop at or near a place along the shore

the cruise ship docked at the first port of call early the next morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• landed
• anchored
• arrived
• moored
• made port
• berthed
• tied up
• grounded
• beached
• disembarked
• reached
• harbored
• debarked
• turned up
• showed up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• launched
• sailed
• embarked