Shrink Synonyms and Antonyms

shrĭngk
To recoil
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. flinch
  2. recoil
  3. blench
  4. cringe
  5. quail
  6. wince
  7. withdraw
  8. contract
  9. shy
  10. recede
  11. atrophy
  12. cling
  13. condense
  14. construct
  15. shrivel
  16. cower
  17. curtail
  18. decrease
  19. demur
  20. diminish
  21. dwindle
  22. hesitate
  23. squinch
  24. huddle
  25. lessen
  26. reduce
  27. start
  28. shy-away
  29. funk
  30. retire
  31. retract
  32. retreat
  33. shorten
  34. swindle
  35. telescope
  36. wane
  37. weaken
  38. winch
  39. wither
Antonyms:
  1. expand
  2. meet
  3. face
  4. take on
  5. increase
Decrease in size, range, or extent
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shrivel
  2. shrivel up
  3. wither
An act of drawing back in an involuntary or instinctive fashion
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. cringe
  2. flinch
  3. recoil
  4. wince
A physician who specializes in psychiatry
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. psychiatrist
  2. head-shrinker

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Shrink Sentence Examples

  • She wanted to shrink away and hide.

  • He's much better now and it's not just the shrink he's seeing.

  • The look on his face made her shrink back from him.

  • Deidre resisted the urge to shrink back as she turned.

  • He saw men shrink from him on all sides.

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