Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not shortened or condensed: "unabbreviated" describes something that is presented in its full, complete form without any letters, words, or parts omitted. It is the opposite of abbreviated.

Usage Examples

• (The contract is presented in full, without any sections removed or shortened.)
• (She uses the complete name rather than an acronym.)
• (The list includes every name without any omissions.)

Advanced Usage

• "in unabbreviated form": used to emphasize that something is given in its entirety.

  • The professor asked for the unabbreviated form of the data set. (The complete, unshortened data is required.)

• "unabbreviated address": a full postal address without standard abbreviations like "St." for "Street" or "Ave." for "Avenue."

  • Please write your unabbreviated address on the form. (Write "Street" instead of "St.".)

Variants and Related Words

• Abbreviated (adj): shortened or condensed.

  • The abbreviated version of the article was only one page long. (The shortened form.)

• Abbreviation (n): a shortened form of a word or phrase.

  • "Dr." is an abbreviation for "Doctor." (A shortened form.)

• Unabbreviatedly (adv): in an unabbreviated manner (rarely used).

  • He spelled out the word unabbreviatedly. (He wrote it fully.)

Synonyms

• Full: complete; containing all elements.
• Complete: having all parts; not lacking anything.
• Unshortened: not made shorter.
• Uncondensed: not reduced in length or detail.

Related Idioms

• In full: without any abbreviation or omission.

  • Please write your name in full. (Write your complete name, not initials.)

• The long and short of it: the essential point, though this idiom contrasts with "unabbreviated" by implying a summary.

  • The long and short of it is that we need the unabbreviated report. (The essential point is that we require the full version.)