33
contract(noun, verb, condense)
18
shrink(verb, stop, close, rise, extend)
13
shorten(verb, stop, close, extend, narrow)
11
abbreviate(verb, stop, close, cut, extend)
11
compress(verb, stop, close, open, free)
9
abridge(verb, stop, close, increase, extend)
8
lessen(verb, stop, close, increase, extend)
7
wane(noun, rise, extend)
6
curtail(verb, stop, close, raise, extend)
6
dwindle(verb, increase, waste, extend, taper)
6
reduce(verb, stop, close, raise, decrease)
6
summarize
5
diminish(verb, stop, close, cause, rise)
5
abate(verb, advance, rise)
5
condense(verb, increase, extend, abridge)
5
decrease(noun, verb, stop, close, increase)
4
compact
4
lower(verb, stop, close, extend, narrow)
4
restrict(verb, stop, close, free, ability)
3
constrict(verb, inhibit)
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