Contractions
Synonyms for contraction
noun drawing in; shortening
recession
shrinkage
reduction
decrease
condensation
reducing
compression
abridgment
evaporation
confinement
lessening
abbreviation
narrowing
omission
curtailment
withdrawal
diminution
shrinking
constriction
confining
omitting
deflation
receding
condensing
elision
tightening
dwindling
abbreviating
abridging
curtailing
cutting down
decreasing
deflating
diminishing
drawing together
evaporating
lopping
shrivelling
tensing
withdrawing
Antonyms for contractions
enlargement
increase
expansion
amplification
dilation
extension
opening
lengthening
spread
stretch
Usage Notes
Contractions such as isn’t, couldn’t, can’t, weren’t, he’ll, they’re occur chiefly, although not exclusively, in informal speech and writing. They are common in personal letters, business letters, journalism, and fiction; they are rare in scientific and scholarly writing. Contractions occur in formal writing mainly as representations of speech.
Concept Thesaurus for word contractions
1. GENERAL DIMENSIONS
Synonyms – noun
contraction
defalcation
compaction
attenuation
atrophy
condensation
squeezing
astringents
coarctation.
reduction
decrement
tabes
tabefaction
systole
compression
strangulation
sclerotics
inferiority in size.
diminution
lessening
collapse
consumption
neck
compactness
corrugation
contractility
decrease of size
shrinking
emaciation
marasmus
hourglass.
compendium
astringency
compressibility
Synonyms – verbs
become small
dwindle
shrivel
wizen
ebb
not come up to (be inferior)
contract
boil down
compress
crumple up
stow
cramp
circumscribe
attenuate
grind
become smaller
shrink
collapse
fall away
decay (deteriorate)
render smaller
draw in
constrict
squeeze
warp
pinch
dwarf
restrain
rub down
chip
lessen, decrease
contract
wither
waste
be smaller than
lessen
narrow
constringe
corrugate
purse up
tighten
bedwarf
pare
scrape
shave
grow less
narrow
lose flesh
wane
fall short of
diminish
coarctate
condense
crush
pack
strangle
shorten
reduce
file
shear.
Synonyms – adjectives
contracting
strangulated
waning
contractile
astringent
tabid
neap
compressible
shrunk
wizened
compact.
smaller (small [more]
contracted
stunted
unexpanded (expand [more]
Antonyms
expansion
EXPAND
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