Abridgment
Abridgment noun - A shortened version of a written work.
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Synonyms for Abridgment
Contracting and abridgment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contracting" instead a noun "Abridgment".
Contracting
Contracting noun - The act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing.
Usage example: the contracting of the time frame for the primaries tends to favor candidates who are already well-known
Abridgment and contracting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abridgment" instead a noun "Contracting".
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Related pairs
- reduction and abridgment
- reduction and contracting
- compression and abridgment
- compression and contracting
- decrease and abridgment
- decrease and contracting
- diminishing and abridgment
- diminishing and contracting
- lessening and abridgment
- lessening and contracting
- shrinking and abridgment
- shrinking and contracting
- contraction and abridgment
- contraction and contracting
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Contracting and Abridgment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abridgment/contracting
Abridgment & Contracting. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abridgment/contracting>.
Contracting or Abridgment. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abridgment/contracting.
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