abbreviate (87 synonym found)

Abbreviate has 87 synonyms. The top synonyms for abbreviate are waste no words, be telegraphic, draw together, cut off short, recapitulate, circumscribe, strangulate, foreshorten and 79 more. Another word for abbreviate is waste no words. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for abbreviate?

A common synonym for abbreviate is waste no words. Other synonyms include be telegraphic, draw together, cut off short, recapitulate.

How many synonyms does abbreviate have?

Abbreviate has 87 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does abbreviate mean?

(v): to make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by means of contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken; to reduce to lower terms, as a fraction Example: "it is one thing to

Definition of abbreviate:

(v) : to make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by means of contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken; to reduce to lower terms, as a fraction
"it is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off. -- Bacon"
(adj) : abbreviated; abridged; shortened; having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type
"the abbreviate form. -- Earle"
(n) : an abridgment
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Definition of abbreviate:

(v) : to make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by means of contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken; to reduce to lower terms, as a fraction
"it is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off. -- Bacon"
(adj) : abbreviated; abridged; shortened; having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type
"the abbreviate form. -- Earle"
(n) : an abridgment
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