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CUT SHORT Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the phrase cut short. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the phrase cut short. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for CUT SHORT

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clip
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

• an instance or single occasion for some event

• any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together

• an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress

• the act of clipping or snipping

• a sharp slanting blow

verb

• sever or remove by pinching or snipping

• run at a moderately swift pace

• attach with a clip

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

curtail
verbv
verb

• place restrictions on

• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

truncate
verbv
adjective satellite

• terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off

verb

• replace a corner by a plane

• approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one

• make shorter as if by cutting off

abbreviate
verbv
verb

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• shorten

abridge
verbv
verb

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• lessen, diminish, or curtail

condense
verbv
verb

• undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

• make more concise

• remove water from

• cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid

• become more compact or concentrated

• develop due to condensation

• compress or concentrate

decrease
verbv
noun

• a change downward

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

• the amount by which something decreases

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

diminish
verbv
verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

lessen
verbv
verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

• wear off or die down

reduce
verbv
verb

• cut down on; make a reduction in

• make less complex

• bring to humbler or weaker state or condition

• simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another

• lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation

• be the essential element

• reduce in size; reduce physically

• lessen and make more modest

• make smaller

• to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

• narrow or limit

• put down by force or intimidation

• undergo meiosis

• reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site

• destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• be cooked until very little liquid is left

• cook until very little liquid is left

• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

• take off weight

shrink
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a physician who specializes in psychiatry

verb

• wither, as with a loss of moisture

• draw back, as with fear or pain

• reduce in size; reduce physically

• become smaller or draw together

• decrease in size, range, or extent

break off
verbv
verb

• interrupt before its natural or planned end

• prevent completion

• break off (a piece from a whole)

• break a piece from a whole

• break a small piece off from

break short
verb, nounv, n
verb

• interrupt before its natural or planned end

Best Hypernyms For CUT SHORT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for cut short, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
interrupt shorten abbreviate abridge break contract curtail disrupt lessen reduce shrink truncate

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