SHORTHAND Synonyms

• (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting

• containing aphorisms or maxims

• terse and witty and like a maxim

• a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case

• a condensed written summary or abstract

• of short duration or distance

• concise and succinct

• (of clothing) very short

• give essential information to someone

• briefly giving the gist of something

• expressing much in few words

• brief and to the point; effectively cut short

• a written proposal or reminder

• concise and full of meaning

• a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

• performed speedily and without formality

• briefly giving the gist of something

• presenting a summary or general view of a whole

• presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament

• of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph

• having the style of a telegram with many short words left out

• undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

• make more concise

• remove water from

• cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid

• become more compact or concentrated

• develop due to condensation

• compress or concentrate

• a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system

• the act or art of writing in shorthand

• a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system