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CURTAILED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CURTAILED?

Need another word that means the same as “curtailed”? Find 30 related words for “curtailed” in this overview.

Associations of "Curtailed" (30 Words)

abateReduce or remove (a nuisance.
This action would not have been sufficient to abate the odour nuisance.
abbreviateShorten.
Network is often abbreviated to net.
abridgeReduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
The introduction is abridged from the author s afterword to the novel.
bowdlerizeRemove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), especially with the result that the text becomes weaker or less effective.
Every edition of his letters and diaries has been bowdlerized.
decreaseDecrease in size extent or range.
The population of the area has decreased radically.
decrementCause a discrete reduction in (a numerical quantity.
Relaxation produces a decrement in sympathetic nervous activity.
depletionThe state of being depleted.
The depletion of the ozone layer.
diluteLessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture.
A dilute solution.
diminishDecrease in size, extent, or range.
The pain will gradually diminish.
diminutionThe statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original.
A permanent diminution in value.
downgradeA downward gradient on a railway or road.
A steep downgrade for which he had to put the car in second.
dwindleBecome smaller or lose substance.
Traffic has dwindled to a trickle.
encapsulateExpress the essential features of (something) succinctly.
The company would encapsulate the asbestos waste in concrete pellets.
expurgateEdit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate.
Editors heavily expurgated the novel before its initial publication.
extenuateCause (an offence) to seem less serious.
Drawings of extenuated figures.
flinchAn act of flinching.
Don t call me that he said with a flinch.
haircutThe style in which hair has been cut.
Hair salons offering discounted haircuts.
lowerMove something or somebody to a lower position.
The sun sank lower.
minimizeRepresent or estimate at less than the true value or importance.
Let s minimize the risk.
palliateProvide physical relief, as from pain.
There is no way to excuse or palliate his dirty deed.
reduceReduce in size reduce physically.
Reduce one s standard of living.
retrenchReduce (something) in extent or quantity.
Right wing parties which seek to retrench the welfare state.
rundownAn analysis or summary of something by a knowledgeable person.
He gave his teammates a rundown on the opposition.
shortenMake short or shorter.
Shorten the skirt.
shrinkDraw back, as with fear or pain.
Hot water will shrink the sweater.
shrinkageAn allowance made for reduction in the takings of a business due to wastage or theft.
Give long curtains good hems to allow for shrinkage.
shrinkingThe act of becoming less.
The shrinking market has provoked a massive price war.
understateDescribe or represent (something) as being smaller or less good or important than it really is.
The press have understated the extent of the problem.
wane(of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker.
Interest in the project waned.
weakenLessen the strength of.
Fault lines had weakened and shattered the rocks.
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