Another word for contraction

The act of contracting

• dwindling

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• shrinking

  1. The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.

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  1. The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.

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• receding

  1. The action of something that recedes.

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  1. The action of something that recedes.

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• withdrawing

  1. Withdrawal

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  1. Withdrawal

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• shriveling

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• lessening

  1. A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.

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  1. A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.

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• recession

  1. The fact or action of moving away or back, especially:
  2. The erosion of a cliff or headland from a given point, as from the action of a waterfall.
  3. (Econ.) A temporary falling off of business activity during a period when such activity has been generally increasing

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  1. The fact or action of moving away or back, especially:
  2. The erosion of a cliff or headland from a given point, as from the action of a waterfall.
  3. (Econ.) A temporary falling off of business activity during a period when such activity has been generally increasing

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• withdrawal

  1. The act or process of withdrawing, as:
  2. Discontinuation of the use of an addictive substance.
  3. The act or process of giving up the use of a narcotic drug to which one has become addicted, typically accompanied by distressing physiological and mental effects (withdrawal symptoms)

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  1. The act or process of withdrawing, as:
  2. Discontinuation of the use of an addictive substance.
  3. The act or process of giving up the use of a narcotic drug to which one has become addicted, typically accompanied by distressing physiological and mental effects (withdrawal symptoms)

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• consumption

  1. A progressive wasting of body tissue.
  2. (--- Econ.) The using up of goods or services, either by consumers or in the production of other goods
  3. Pulmonary tuberculosis. No longer in scientific use.

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  1. A progressive wasting of body tissue.
  2. (--- Econ.) The using up of goods or services, either by consumers or in the production of other goods
  3. Pulmonary tuberculosis. No longer in scientific use.

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• condensation

  1. (Psychology) The process by which a single symbol or word is associated with the emotional content of several, not necessarily related, ideas, feelings, memories, or impulses, especially as expressed in dreams.
  2. The act of condensing, as the reduction of a gas to a liquid or the abridgment of a piece of writing
  3. (Physics) The process by which a gas or vapor changes to a liquid.

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  1. (Psychology) The process by which a single symbol or word is associated with the emotional content of several, not necessarily related, ideas, feelings, memories, or impulses, especially as expressed in dreams.
  2. The act of condensing, as the reduction of a gas to a liquid or the abridgment of a piece of writing
  3. (Physics) The process by which a gas or vapor changes to a liquid.

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• condensing

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• elision

  1. Any act or instance of leaving out or omitting a part or parts
  2. The combination of two syllables into one for the purposes of poetic scansion.
  3. The omission, assimilation, or slurring over of a vowel, syllable, etc. in pronunciation: often used in poetry to preserve meter, as when a word ends with a vowel before another word beginning with a vowel (Ex.: “th' inevitable hour”)

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  1. Any act or instance of leaving out or omitting a part or parts
  2. The combination of two syllables into one for the purposes of poetic scansion.
  3. The omission, assimilation, or slurring over of a vowel, syllable, etc. in pronunciation: often used in poetry to preserve meter, as when a word ends with a vowel before another word beginning with a vowel (Ex.: “th' inevitable hour”)

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• omission

  1. The state of having been omitted.
  2. The act or an instance of omitting.
  3. An omitting or being omitted; specif., failure to do as one should

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  1. The state of having been omitted.
  2. The act or an instance of omitting.
  3. An omitting or being omitted; specif., failure to do as one should

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• deflation

  1. The lifting and removal of small, loose particles, especially silt and clay particles, by eddies of wind.
  2. A persistent decrease in the level of consumer prices or a persistent increase in the purchasing power of money.
  3. A reduction in the general level of prices as a result of a severe decline in economic activity

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  1. The lifting and removal of small, loose particles, especially silt and clay particles, by eddies of wind.
  2. A persistent decrease in the level of consumer prices or a persistent increase in the purchasing power of money.
  3. A reduction in the general level of prices as a result of a severe decline in economic activity

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• evaporation

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• constriction

  1. A feeling of tightness or pressure, as in the chest
  2. The condition or result of being constricted.
  3. A feeling of tightness or pressure:

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  1. A feeling of tightness or pressure, as in the chest
  2. The condition or result of being constricted.
  3. A feeling of tightness or pressure:

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• abbreviation

  1. A making shorter
  2. The act or product of shortening.
  3. The fact or state of being made shorter

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  1. A making shorter
  2. The act or product of shortening.
  3. The fact or state of being made shorter

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• abbreviating

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• decrease

  1. Amount of decreasing
  2. The act or process of decreasing.
  3. A decreasing; lessening; diminution

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  1. Amount of decreasing
  2. The act or process of decreasing.
  3. A decreasing; lessening; diminution

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• shortening

  1. A shortened form of something, as a word.
  2. The act of making or becoming short or shorter
  3. The act or process of becoming shorter.

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  1. A shortened form of something, as a word.
  2. The act of making or becoming short or shorter
  3. The act or process of becoming shorter.

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• abridging

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• compression

  1. The act or process of compressing.
  2. (Computers) The process by which data is compressed into a form that minimizes the space required to store or transmit it.
  3. The process by which the working substance in a heat engine, such as the vapor mixture in the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, is compressed.

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  1. The act or process of compressing.
  2. (Computers) The process by which data is compressed into a form that minimizes the space required to store or transmit it.
  3. The process by which the working substance in a heat engine, such as the vapor mixture in the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, is compressed.

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• narrowing

  1. The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

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  1. The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

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• confinement

  1. The act of confining or the state of being confined.
  2. Limitation; restriction; restraint
  3. Lying-in, time of giving birth

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  1. The act of confining or the state of being confined.
  2. Limitation; restriction; restraint
  3. Lying-in, time of giving birth

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• curtailment

  1. The act of curtailing

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  1. The act of curtailing

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• omitting

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• deflating

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• evaporating

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• decreasing

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• abridgment

  1. The act of abridging or the state of being abridged.
  2. An abridged written text.
  3. An abridged form, as of a book

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  1. The act of abridging or the state of being abridged.
  2. An abridged written text.
  3. An abridged form, as of a book

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• reducing

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• reduction

  1. (Chemistry) A decrease in positive valence or an increase in negative valence by the gaining of electrons.
  2. A reducing or being reduced
  3. The result of reducing:

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  1. (Chemistry) A decrease in positive valence or an increase in negative valence by the gaining of electrons.
  2. A reducing or being reduced
  3. The result of reducing:

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• shrinkage

  1. The amount of such shrinking, decrease, etc.
  2. (Slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.
  3. The act or process of shrinking; contraction in size, as of a fabric in washing

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  1. The amount of such shrinking, decrease, etc.
  2. (Slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.
  3. The act or process of shrinking; contraction in size, as of a fabric in washing

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• curtailing

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• diminishing

  1. A diminishment.

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  1. A diminishment.

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• cutting-down

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• drawing together

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• constricting

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• squeezing

  1. The act of pressing; compression.
  2. (Chiefly in the plural) That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.

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  1. The act of pressing; compression.
  2. (Chiefly in the plural) That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.

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• flexing

  1. The action of the verb to flex; a bending of something, a tightening of the muscles.

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  1. The action of the verb to flex; a bending of something, a tightening of the muscles.

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• tensing

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• consolidating

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• consolidation

  1. The merger of two or more commercial interests or corporations.
  2. A consolidating or being consolidated
  3. The act or process of consolidating.

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  1. The merger of two or more commercial interests or corporations.
  2. A consolidating or being consolidated
  3. The act or process of consolidating.

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• diminution

  1. The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.
  2. A diminishing or being diminished; lessening; decrease
  3. The resulting reduction; decrease.

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  1. The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.
  2. A diminishing or being diminished; lessening; decrease
  3. The resulting reduction; decrease.

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• lowering

  1. The act of something being lowered.

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  1. The act of something being lowered.

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• lopping

  1. That which is cut off; leavings.
  2. The cutting off of branches, etc.

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  1. That which is cut off; leavings.
  2. The cutting off of branches, etc.

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• epitomizing

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• editing

  1. An act or instance of something being edited

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  1. An act or instance of something being edited

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A contracted form

• colloquialism

  1. A colloquial word or expression
  2. Colloquial quality, style, or usage
  3. A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression, often regional.

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  1. A colloquial word or expression
  2. Colloquial quality, style, or usage
  3. A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression, often regional.

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• shortening

  1. A shortened form of something, as a word.
  2. The act of making or becoming short or shorter
  3. The act or process of becoming shorter.

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  1. A shortened form of something, as a word.
  2. The act of making or becoming short or shorter
  3. The act or process of becoming shorter.

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• syncope

  1. Loss of sounds or letters from the middle of a word, as in the pronunciation of Gloucester (glästər)
  2. A brief loss of consciousness caused by inadequate blood flow to the brain.
  3. (Grammar) The shortening of a word by omission of a sound, letter, or syllable from the middle of the word; for example, bos'n for boatswain.

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  1. Loss of sounds or letters from the middle of a word, as in the pronunciation of Gloucester (glästər)
  2. A brief loss of consciousness caused by inadequate blood flow to the brain.
  3. (Grammar) The shortening of a word by omission of a sound, letter, or syllable from the middle of the word; for example, bos'n for boatswain.

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