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abridged

[uh-brijd] / əˈbrɪdʒd /
ADJECTIVE
capsule
Synonyms
STRONG
canned condensed epitomized pocket tabloid
ADJECTIVE
concise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pithy succinct terse
WEAK
boiled down breviloquent brief compact compendiary compendious compressed condensed curt epigrammatic in a nutshell laconic lean marrowy meaty short and sweet summary synoptic
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lengthy long-winded wordy
WEAK
expansive long redundant repetitive
ADJECTIVE
incomplete
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deficient fragmentary inadequate insufficient lacking partial sketchy
WEAK
broken crude defective expurgated fractional garbled half-done immature imperfect incoherent meager part rough rude rudimentary short unaccomplished unconsummated under construction undeveloped undone unexecuted unpolished
Antonyms
STRONGEST
adequate ample complete enough sufficient total whole
WEAK
accomplished finished perfect
ADJECTIVE
pocket
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pocket-size pocket-sized portable small
STRONG
canned capsule compact condensed diminutive epitomized little miniature minute peewee wee
WEAK
concise itsy-bitsy pint-sized tiny
Antonyms
STRONG
big giant huge important large tall
ADJECTIVE
reduced
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decreased diminished shortened
STRONG
abbreviated compressed concentrated condensed contracted downsized economized lessened miniaturized shrunk subtracted
WEAK
cut down scaled-down
Antonyms
WEAK
elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched
ADJECTIVE
simplified
Synonyms
STRONG
clear interpreted reduced
WEAK
made plain uncomplicated
Antonyms
WEAK
complicated
ADJECTIVE
thumbnail
Synonyms
STRONG
brief compact short summary
WEAK
abbreviated concise contracted curtailed epigrammatic short and sweet succinct to the point truncated
Antonyms
STRONG
large lengthy long unabridged

Example Sentences

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The Precision crew offered to put me through an abridged version of the member experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Signed in 1965 after years of organizing and unimaginable sacrifice, it was meant to realize the constitutional promise that the right to vote would not be denied or abridged on account of race.

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2025

There are abridged biographies of certain people throughout the book.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

I’ve seen two in my lifetime, both of them wisely abridged into two parts.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

An abridged book, for instance, is a condensed version.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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