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Another word for shortening

Choosing another word for shortening depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A solid fat, such as hydrogenated vegetable oil, butter, or lard, used in baking to make pastries, pie crusts, and breads tender, crumbly, and flaky.

Usage Example

"The baker cut cold vegetable lard into the flour to ensure the pie crust would turn out flaky."

Strong
lard

• noun (Context 2)

The act or process of making or becoming shorter in length, duration, or extent.

Usage Example

"The gradual abridgment of daylight hours in autumn signals many bird species to begin their southward migration."

Strong
abridgment
curtailment
reduction
contraction
truncation
abbreviation

Opposites of shortening

The opposite of shortening shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

lengthening
prolongation
extension
elongation
expansion
See all opposites of shortening

• Nearby Words

shortcut
shorten
shortener
shortening
shortfall
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shorthaired

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Shortening. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/shortening
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