Definitions

shorten

[shawr-tn] / ˈʃɔr tn /

VERB

diminish, decrease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate compress curtail cut cut back cut down lessen minimize reduce shrink slash trim

STRONG

abridge bob chop clip condense contract dock edit elide excerpt lop retrench snip

WEAK

blue pencil boil down cut to the bone make a long story short put in a nutshell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen raise strengthen stretch

WEAK

amplify elongate

Example Sentences

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Shorten the distance between you and your healthy habit.

From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2023

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten will be minister for government services.

From Reuters • Jun. 1, 2022

But Mr Albanese's time finally came in 2019, after Mr Shorten lost two elections and was unseated as the Labor leader.

From BBC • May 21, 2022

Shorten the sample to April 21, he’s hitting .462 with four doubles and four multi-hit games.

From Washington Times • May 2, 2022

Shorten that interval, break down all those old unnecessary barriers.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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