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Synonyms of foreshorten

18 similar words

Another word for foreshorten is reduce. Other synonyms of foreshorten are minimize, mince and belittle.

Synonyms and similar words for foreshorten

verbTo abridge, reduce, contract.

  • abate
  • belittleTo make small.
  • bring downTo reduce.
  • cut
  • decrease
  • decrementTo decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.
  • diminish
  • lessen
  • lilliputianizeTo make small or petty.
  • lower
  • minceTo lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.
  • minimizeTo make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
  • reduceTo bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
  • shrink
  • smallifyTo make small or less significant.
  • abase archaicTo lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
  • besmall rareTo make small; (figurative) to make as though small.
  • embase obsolete

Meaning of foreshorten

  1. verb To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.
  2. verb To abridge, reduce, contract.
  3. verb To make shorter.

Full definition of foreshorten

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Questions about synonyms of foreshorten

What is another word for foreshorten?
Foreshorten has 18 synonyms on Word.ws, such as reduce, minimize, mince and belittle.
What does foreshorten mean?
Foreshorten means to render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.

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