Shrinking Synonyms and Antonyms

Reduce in size; reduce physically
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. contracting
  2. reducing
  3. shortening
  4. compressing
  5. withering
  6. narrowing
  7. withdrawing
  8. wincing
  9. weakening
  10. waning
  11. swindling
  12. shying
  13. retreating
  14. retracting
  15. compacting
  16. retiring
  17. recoiling
  18. receding
  19. quailing
  20. lessening
  21. huddling
  22. hesitating
  23. flinching
  24. shrivelling
  25. dwindling
  26. diminishing
  27. demurring
  28. decreasing
  29. curtailing
  30. cringing
  31. cowering
  32. constructing
  33. condensing
  34. clinging
  35. blenching
  36. atrophying
  37. constricting
Antonyms:
  1. increasing
  2. stretching
  3. enlarging
  4. developing
  5. growing
  6. expanding
Decrease in size, range, or extent
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shrivelling
Process or result of becoming less or smaller
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shrinkage

Words Related to Shrinking

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.

Shrinking Sentence Examples

  • Who could blame Valorie for shrinking from Yancey's temper?

  • You'll start to feel your world shrinking soon, Guardian.

  • The linear scale of maps can obviously be used only in the case of maps covering a small area, for in the case of maps of greater extension measurements would be vitiated owing to the distortion or exaggeration inherent in all projections, not to mention the expansion or shrinking of the paper in the process of printing.

  • Be sure to buy items that can be washed without shrinking.

  • The area of the lake is shrinking owing to the progressive desiccation of the country, Saharan climate and conditions replacing those of the Sudan.

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