Contract Synonyms and Antonyms

kŏntrăkt
A legally binding arrangement between parties
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. agreement
  2. compact
  3. convention
  4. covenant
  5. pact
  6. bond
  7. concordat
  8. stipulation
  9. treaty
  10. legal agreement
  11. contractual statement
  12. contractual-obligation
  13. understanding
  14. promise
  15. pledge
  16. engagement
  17. lease
  18. obligation
  19. amendment
  20. guarantee
  21. liability
  22. astriction
  23. entente cordiale (French)
  24. settlement
  25. arrangement
  26. clause
  27. contract-bridge
  28. declaration
  29. deal
  30. gentleman-s-agreement
  31. commitment
  32. cartel
  33. bargain
  34. contractility
  35. indenture
  36. mise
  37. the papers
  38. endorsement
  39. escrow
  40. force majeure
  41. protocol
An agreement, especially one involving a sale or exchange
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bargain
  2. compact
  3. covenant
  4. deal
  5. transaction
Antonyms:
  1. disagreement
  2. misunderstanding
To enter into an agreement by contract
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. agree
  2. covenant
  3. negotiate
  4. promise
  5. bargain
  6. undertake
  7. abridge
  8. pact
  9. pledge
  10. limit
  11. engage
  12. abbreviate
  13. stipulate
  14. shorten
  15. reduce
  16. come-to-terms
  17. adjust
  18. negotiate a contract
  19. strike a bargain
  20. settle
  21. bound
  22. reach an agreement
  23. acquire
  24. reach an understanding
  25. settle by covenant
  26. agreement
  27. arrangement
  28. bond
  29. catch
  30. consent
  31. come-down-with
  32. enter into a contractual obligation
  33. compact
  34. sign the papers
  35. concentrate
  36. accept an offer
  37. condense
  38. obligate oneself
  39. constrict
  40. work out the details
  41. constringe
  42. put something in writing
  43. convention
  44. swear to
  45. curtail
  46. sign for
  47. deed
  48. assent
  49. foreshorten
  50. give one's word
  51. get
  52. initial
  53. incur
  54. close
  55. lease
  56. shake hands on it
  57. lessen
  58. get-together
  59. narrow
  60. obligation
  61. restrict
  62. shrink
  63. shrivel
  64. stipulation
  65. syncopate
  66. treaty
  67. wrinkle
  68. cut
Antonyms:
  1. stretch
  2. expand
  3. enlarge
  4. lengthen
  5. spread
  6. extend
  7. increase
  8. widen
  9. dilate
  10. amplify
To cause to diminish
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. compress
  2. shrink
  3. condense
  4. constrict
  5. compact
  6. abbreviate
  7. abridge
  8. epitomize
  9. edit
  10. omit
  11. narrow
  12. constringe
  13. confine
  14. squeeze
  15. deflate
  16. press
Antonyms:
  1. break off
  2. expand
  3. disagree
To catch; said of diseases
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. get
  2. catch
  3. take
  4. develop
  5. incur
  6. sicken
  7. become infected with
Antonyms:
  1. give
Engage by written agreement
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. sign
  2. sign on
  3. sign up
To become obligated by; said especially of debts
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. become indebted
  2. take on
  3. obligate oneself

Words Related to Contract

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. owe
  2. record
  3. decrease
  4. contract for
  5. contractual
  6. contracting
  7. sub-contract
  8. subcontract
  9. contracts
  10. sub-contracts
  11. contractor
  12. tenancy
  13. undertaking
  14. employment-contract
  15. formal-contract

Contract Sentence Examples

  • Your contract goes on for years.

  • There's stuff I know...I don't want to be a squealer, but they got a contract on me, for God's sake!

  • It may be created by contract, by statute or by judgment.

  • They got a contract out on me!

  • I issued the contract to Gabe.

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