shortened
Definitions
Verb
- Make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
- Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- Make short or shorter
- Become short or shorter
- Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "shortened".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sharpened | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | chagrined | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | shetland | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | shoehorned | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "shortened".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shouted | 2 | 40 |
| 2 | softened | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | shoreline | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | sharpened | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | shorten | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | sorted | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | snorted | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | shorthand | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | horned | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | shortness | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | shorted | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | shortens | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | shored | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | horten | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | smartened | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | heartened | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | shortchanged | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | short-winded | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | disheartened | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | sported | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "shortened" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shortened to | 1 | 3 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "shortened" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "shortened" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | commonly | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "shortened".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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