100 Best Synonyms for “Abbreviate”

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. abridge shorten without losing essentials
2. abridgment shortened version or act
3. abstract reduce to a summary
4. acronymize form an acronym from
5. blue-pencil cut or shorten by editing
6. bob cut shorter
7. boil down reduce to essentials
8. capsule put into compact form
9. capsulize put into brief form
10. clip cut or trim short
11. compact make denser and shorter
12. compress press into a shorter form
13. concentrate make more compact
14. condense make shorter and more compact
15. contract reduce by omitting parts
16. crop cut off part of
17. cross out delete by marking through
18. curtail reduce or cut short
19. curtate shorten by cutting off
20. cut shorten by removing part
21. debulk reduce bulk or size
22. delete remove part of text
23. digest condense into a shorter version
24. distill reduce to essentials
25. dock cut off a part
26. downsize reduce in size
27. drop leave out or remove
28. edit down shorten by editing
29. edit out remove in editing
30. elide leave out sounds or words
31. epitomize express in a brief form
32. erase remove written matter
33. excise cut out a section
34. expunge erase or remove completely
35. expurgate remove parts to shorten
36. gist state the main points briefly
37. initial represent by initial letters
38. initialism shortened form using initials
39. initialize reduce to initials
40. jot down write in a brief form
41. leave out omit from the whole
42. lop cut off a portion
43. make briefer make more brief
44. make compact make denser and shorter
45. make concise make brief and clear
46. make shorter reduce in length
47. make succinct make brief and clear
48. make terse make very brief
49. minify make smaller or shorter
50. omit leave out a part
51. outline give briefly in main points
52. pare trim away excess parts
53. phrase briefly express in few words
54. precis make into a concise summary
55. précis make into a concise summary
56. prune cut back unnecessary parts
57. put briefly state in few words
58. put concisely express in concise terms
59. put in brief state in brief form
60. recap state again briefly
61. recast rewrite in a shorter form
62. reduce make smaller or shorter
63. render briefly express in brief form
64. rephrase say in fewer words
65. revise alter, often to shorten
66. reword express with different wording
67. say briefly express in few words
68. shave trim closely
69. shear cut close or short
70. short-form put into shorter form
71. shorten make shorter in length or form
72. shrink become or make shorter
73. simplify make less detailed or complex
74. skip leave out intentionally
75. slash cut sharply and greatly
76. slim make leaner or shorter
77. snub cut short abruptly
78. squash press into a smaller form
79. squeeze press into less space
80. state briefly say in a short way
81. streamline make simpler and shorter
82. sum up express briefly
83. summarize state briefly the main points
84. suppress remove from a version
85. syncopate shorten by omitting sounds
86. synopsize summarize briefly
87. telescope compress by overlapping parts
88. telescopize compress into shorter form
89. tighten make more concise
90. trim make shorter by cutting
91. truncate cut short by removing part
92. understate express with less detail
93. upsum sum up briefly
94. utilize initials shorten by using initials
95. whittle cut down gradually
96. write briefly express in few words
97. write concisely express clearly in few words
98. write in shorthand record in abbreviated form
99. write tersely write using very few words
100. yield a précis produce a brief summary