abbreviations

The word “abbreviations” has 5 syllables: ab-bre-vi-a-tions

It's pronounced as /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃənz/

What is synonym and antonym for abbreviations?

In the thesaurus, “abbreviations” has 41 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abbreviations along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for abbreviations

abridgement
abridgements
abridgments
abstract
abstraction
abstracts
bowdlerizations
briefs
capsules
clipping
compendium
compression
condensation
condensations
contraction
digest
digests
outline
outlines
overviews
precis
recapitulations
recaps
reduction
resumes
reviews
sketch
sketches
summaries
summarizations
summary
summations
sums
surveys
syllabi
syllabus
syllabuses
synopses
synopsis
tabloids
wrap-ups

Antonyms for abbreviations

amplifications
augmentation
elaborations
enlargement
enlargements
expansion
expansions
extension
increase
lengthening

Meanings of abbreviations

noun
1. The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
2. A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
3. The process of abbreviating.
4. A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
5. One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
6. Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
7. Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
8. Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.

Example Sentences

The manual included a glossary of common industry abbreviations for quick reference.
Students were required to memorize a list of medical abbreviations for their exams.
The conference program featured a section explaining the meaning of various abbreviations.
The technical document was filled with specialized abbreviations to streamline information.
The software's user interface displayed tooltips to explain unfamiliar abbreviations.

On this page you'll find 51 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abbreviations, such as: abridgement, abridgements, abridgments, abstract, abstraction, abstracts, amplifications.

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