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past tense form of curtail.
past participle of curtail.

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brief adj.
lower adj.
short adj.
shorter adj.
thumbnail adj.

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

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curtailed

Maybe his conning can be curtailed someday, but the thought there’d ever be enough distracting chaos for a similarly lengthy follow-up is almost too much to bear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Yet, if capex is curtailed, that may also be a problem.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

China, South Korea and Japan have curtailed exports of fuel as well, after crude supplies moving through the Strait of Hormuz stalled for months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The decision to play in neutral stadiums has not curtailed opposition.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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

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