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curtailed

ADJECTIVE
brief
Synonyms
STRONGEST
concise fleeting momentary quick short-lived swift temporary
STRONG
ephemeral fast little passing transient
WEAK
hasty instantaneous meteoric short-term transitory
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enduring lasting lengthy long long-lived permanent slow sluggish
ADJECTIVE
lower
Synonyms
STRONG
decreased diminished junior lessened low minor reduced secondary subordinate
WEAK
bush-league lesser lower-rung nether pared down second-class second-fiddle second-string smaller subjacent under
Antonyms
STRONG
elevated important increased major superior
WEAK
higher
ADJECTIVE
short
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abbreviated brief crisp precise shortened terse
STRONG
bare compressed condensed decreased diminished fleeting lessened little summarized summary
WEAK
aphoristic boiled down breviloquent compendiary compendious concise curtate cut short cut to the bone decurtate epigrammatic in a nutshell laconic momentary not protracted pithy sententious short and sweet short-term succinct undersized unprolonged unsustained
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enduring lasting lengthy
STRONG
long
WEAK
unabridged
ADJECTIVE
shorter
Synonyms
WEAK
briefer diminished less lessened lower more concise reduced
Antonyms
WEAK
higher longer taller
ADJECTIVE
thumbnail
Synonyms
STRONG
brief compact short summary
WEAK
abbreviated abridged concise contracted epigrammatic short and sweet succinct to the point truncated
Antonyms
STRONG
large lengthy long unabridged

Example Sentences

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"The rights of one minority should not be curtailed in order to accommodate those of another in a united Ireland," the report said.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

When the Argentine authorities put symptomatic patients in isolation and told contact cases to self-quarantine, it "likely curtailed further spread", the study said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

"If this goes on, these units are at risk of shutting down, or working at curtailed levels," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Entry to the hotel was only partially curtailed Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Criminals’ rights were curtailed and stricter sentencing guidelines put in place.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt