abridged

The word “abridged” has 2 syllables: a-bridged

It's pronounced as /əˈbrɪdʒd/

What is synonym and antonym for abridged?

In the thesaurus, “abridged” has 133 synonyms and 68 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for abridged

abated
abbreviated
abrupt
abstracted
boiled down
breviloquent
brief
broken
canned
capsule
clear
compact
compendiary
compendious
compressed
concentrated
concise
condensed
constricted
contracted
crisp
crude
curt
curtailed
cut
cut back
cut down
cut-back
de-escalated
decreased
defective
deficient
deflated
digested
diminished
diminutive
docked
downsized
dwindled
economized
elided
encapsulated
ephemeral
epigrammatic
epitomized
expurgated
fast
fleeting
fractional
fragmentary
garbled
half-done
immature
imperfect
impermanent
in a nutshell
inadequate
incoherent
insufficient
interpreted
itsy-bitsy
lacking
laconic
lean
lessened
little
lowered
made plain
marrowy
meager
meaty
miniature
miniaturized
minute
moderated
modified
momentary
pared
part
partial
peewee
pint-sized
pithy
pocket
pocket-size
pocket-sized
portable
pruned
recapitulated
reduced
retrenched
rough
rude
rudimentary
scaled-down
short
short and sweet
short-lived
short-range
short-term
shortened
shortish
shrank
shrunk
sketchy
slashed
small
subtracted
succinct
sudden
summarized
summary
summed up
syncopated
synoptic
tabloid
tapered
terse
tiny
to the point
transient
transitory
trimmed
truncated
unaccomplished
uncomplicated
unconsummated
under construction
undeveloped
undone
unexecuted
unpolished
wee

Antonyms for abridged

accomplished
added
adequate
aggrandized
ample
amplified
augmented
ballooned
big
blew up
boosted
complete
complicated
dilated
distended
elevated
elongated
endless
enlarged
enough
escalated
everlasting
expanded
expansive
extended
far
finished
giant
great
heightened
huge
important
increased
inflated
interminable
large
lengthened
lengthy
long
long-drawn
long-drawn-out
long-lived
long-range
long-term
long-winded
longish
maximized
overlong
perfect
permanent
persistent
prolonged
protracted
pumped up
raised
redundant
repetitive
spread
stretched
sufficient
supplemented
swelled
tall
total
unabridged
unending
whole
wordy

Meanings of abridged

verb
1. To deprive; to cut off.
2. To debar from.
3. To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
4. To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
5. Cut short; truncate.
6. To curtail.
adjective
1. Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.

Example Sentences

The abridged version of the classic novel is perfect for younger readers.
We provided an abridged summary of the report for the executive meeting.
The abridged edition of the encyclopedia condensed information into a more manageable format.
The movie adaptation was criticized for its abridged storyline, leaving out crucial plot details.
Students were assigned the task of creating an abridged version of the play for their drama class.

On this page you'll find 201 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abridged, such as: abated, abbreviated, abrupt, abstracted, accomplished, added, adequate.

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