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Synonyms for "foreshorten" in English

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foreshorten:
- reduce; cut; contract; abbreviate; abridge; shorten; foreshorten

English

Detailed Synonyms for foreshorten in English

foreshorten:

foreshorten verbe

foreshorten

– reduce in scope while retaining essential elements ¹
to reduce; to cut; to contract; to abbreviate; to abridge; to shorten; foreshorten
– reduce in scope while retaining essential elements ¹
- reduce verbe (reduces, reduced, reducing)
- cut verbe (cuts, cut, cutting)
- contract verbe (contracts, contracted, contracting)
- abbreviate verbe (abbreviates, abbreviated, abbreviating)
- abridge verbe (abridges, abridged, abridging)
- shorten verbe (shortens, shortened, shortening)
  - The manuscript must be shortened¹
- foreshorten verbe
foreshorten

– shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth ¹
foreshorten
– shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth ¹
- foreshorten verbe

Alternate Synonyms for "foreshorten":

abridge; abbreviate; shorten; cut; contract; reduce; decrease; lessen; minify
shorten

Antonyms for "foreshorten":

expand

Related Definitions for "foreshorten":

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements¹
shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University