Contraction synonyms

kən-trăk'shən

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recession
The period of economic decline from the peak to the trough of the business cycle, characterized by decreasing aggregate output and often by rising unemployment.
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withdrawal
The definition of withdrawal is the act of taking something out, or stopping participation in an activity.
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syncope
The definition of a syncope is a word pronounced without a sound in the middle, or a fainting caused by a lack of oxygen in the brain.
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abridging
The act of contracting
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muscle contraction
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
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dwindling
The act of contracting
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shrinking
The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
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receding
The action of something that recedes.
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muscular contraction
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
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shriveling
The act of contracting
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lessening
A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.
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condensation
(Chemistry) The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule
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condensing
The act of contracting
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elision
Any act or instance of leaving out or omitting a part or parts
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omission
The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
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deflation
(Economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
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evaporation
Evaporation is defined as the process of a liquid changing into a gas.
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constriction
The act or process of constricting.
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abbreviation
The act or product of shortening.
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abbreviating
The act of contracting
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shortening
(Cooking) Solid fat, such as butter, lard or hydrogenated vegetable oil, used to make shortcrust pastry.
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compression
The act or process of compressing.
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narrowing
The part of a stocking that is narrowed.
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confinement
Lying-in, time of giving birth
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curtailment
The act of curtailing
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omitting
The act of contracting
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deflating
The act of contracting
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evaporating
The act of contracting
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decreasing
The act of contracting
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abridgment
The act of abridging or the state of being abridged.
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reducing
The act of contracting
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reduction
The amount by which something is lessened or diminished:
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shrinkage
(Slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.
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curtailing
The act of contracting
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cutting-down
The act of contracting
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drawing together
The act of contracting
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constricting
The act of contracting
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squeezing
The act of pressing; compression.
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flexing
The action of the verb to flex; a bending of something, a tightening of the muscles.
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tensing
The act of contracting
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consolidating
The act of contracting
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consolidation
The act or process of consolidating.
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diminution
The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.
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lowering
The act of something being lowered.
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lopping
The cutting off of branches, etc.
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epitomizing
The act of contracting
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colloquialism
The definition of a colloquialism is a word or expression used in casual language by common people.
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expansion (antonym)
(Sports) The act or an instance of increasing the number of teams in a league
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increase (antonym)
An increasing or becoming increased
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extension (antonym)
(Semantics) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension.
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dilation (antonym)
The act of expanding or enlarging or the state of being expanded or enlarged:
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amplification (antonym)
(Physics) The process of increasing the magnitude of a variable quantity, especially the magnitude of voltage, power, or current, without altering any other quality.
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spread (antonym)
A number of points offered to equalize the chances of winning in a wager on a competition, usually between sports teams.
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stretch (antonym)
(Baseball) A series of movements in which a pitcher, standing with the glove side facing home plate, raises both hands to the height of the head and then lowers them to the chest or waist for a short pause before pitching the ball. It is used especially when runners are on base because it gives base runners less time to steal than they have during a full windup.
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enlargement (antonym)
An enlarging or being enlarged
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lengthening (antonym)
(Linguistics) a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens
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muscle (related)
To muscle is to move with force.
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brachygraphy
(Obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
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systole (related)
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spasm (related)
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diastole (related)
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oscillation (related)
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deceleration (related)
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flexion (related)
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consumption
The act of consuming something.
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decrease
Amount of decreasing
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editing
An act or instance of something being edited
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Find another word for contraction. In this page you can discover 69 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for contraction, like: recession, withdrawal, syncope, abridging, muscle contraction, dwindling, shrinking, receding, muscular contraction, withdrawing and shriveling.
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Contraction Sentence Examples

  • The active contraction of muscular tissue has no counterpart in the plant.

  • In the Gymnolaemata protrusion is effected by the contraction of the parietal muscles, which pass freely across the body-cavity from one part of the body-wall to another.

  • But this cannot continue indefinitely; when the density is too great the matter ceases to behave as a true gas, and the contraction is insufficient to maintain the heat.

  • It is a brief extension of the limb at the knee-joint, due to a simple contraction of the extensor muscle, elicited by a tap or other short mechanical stimulus applied to the muscle fibres through the tendon of the muscle.

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