curtailed

Definition


verb.
to cut short or reduce

Example Sentence

The performance was curtailed when a fire broke out in the theater.

Synonyms

abridge; abbreviate; boil down

Antonyms

extend; increase; lengthen; prolong

Rhymes

  • bailed
  • failed
  • hailed
  • jailed
  • mailed
  • nailed
  • paled
  • railed
  • sailed
  • scaled
  • tailed
  • trailed
  • veiled
  • wailed

  • assailed
  • availed
  • curtailed
  • derailed
  • detailed
  • entailed
  • exhaled
  • impaled
  • inhaled
  • prevailed
  • regaled
  • unveiled