All lengthen antonyms

verb lengthen

• shorten — to make short or shorter.
• cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
• compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
• lessen — to become less.
• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
• contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.