Synonyms of contracts

contracts 1 of 2

noun

plural of contract

1

as in guarantees

a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation

accused her of breaking their contract by not completing the decorating job on budget

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guarantees
• deals
• assurances
• vows
• pledges
• warranties
• covenants
• bonds
• treaties
• guaranties
• sureties
• pacts
• oaths
• deposits
• seals
• conventions
• bargains
• insurances
• compacts
• securities
• words
• concordats
• accords
• pawns
• troths
• bails

2

as in agreements

an arrangement about action to be taken

a contract outlining what needed to be done by each person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• agreements
• pacts
• conventions
• settlements
• promises
• understandings
• deals
• covenants
• compacts
• bargains
• treaties
• accords
• pledges
• associations
• dispositions
• charters
• partnerships
• binders
• approvals
• alliances
• acceptances
• consents
• leagues
• ententes
• assents
• concurrences
• entente cordiales
• OKs

contracts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of contract

1

as in gets

to become affected with (a disease or disorder)

before vaccines were invented, people lived in fear of contracting polio

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gets
• catches
• comes down (with)
• goes down (with)
• takes
• sickens (with)
• succumbs (to)
• breaks out (with)
• dies (from)
• fails
• weakens
• wastes (away)
• sinks
• worsens
• withers
• languishes
• wilts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gains
• comes back
• recovers
• heals
• shakes (off)
• recovers (from)
• mends
• snaps back
• recoups
• rallies
• rebounds
• recuperates

2

as in shrinks

to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter

metal contracts at low temperatures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrinks
• compresses
• constricts
• decreases
• collapses
• condenses
• flattens
• withdraws
• diminishes
• retreats
• shrivels
• dries up
• withers
• deflates
• lessens
• recedes
• dwindles
• wilts
• abates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expands
• increases
• swells
• grows
• accumulates
• balloons
• snowballs
• inflates
• puffs (up)
• balloons

3

as in compresses

to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together

contract the calf muscles in your legs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compresses
• squeezes
• condenses
• compacts
• narrows (down)
• packs
• consolidates
• telescopes
• collapses
• constringes
• capsules
• constricts
• capsulizes
• simplifies
• crams
• jams
• shortens
• boils down
• decreases
• jam-packs
• curtails
• abridges
• abbreviates
• shrinks
• crowds
• downsizes
• streamlines
• concentrates
• diminishes
• lessens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expands
• opens
• dilates
• decompresses
• outspreads
• disperses
• outstretches
• dissipates
• scatters
• swells
• inflates
• distends

4

as in covenants

to come to an arrangement as to a course of action

the farmer contracted for delivery of the hay by the first of July

Synonyms & Similar Words

• covenants
• bargains
• agrees
• comes to terms
• strikes a bargain
• arranges
• comes around
• underwrites
• comes round
• subscribes
• settles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disagrees
• differs
• dissents
• objects
• cancels
• revokes
• disputes
• contests
• argues
• reneges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contracts

Noun

Other players with expiring contracts who could command interest include slugger Starling Marte and reliever John Schreiber. — Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

The recurring fuel and service operations can be assessed through margins, contracts, customer retention, and cash conversion. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

The Sparks, meanwhile, are stuck in their rebuild limbo, with several veterans on long-term contracts and just Rae Burrell on an expiring contract. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

That’s why the Jays remain open to moving their expiring contracts, which includes those for starters Kevin Gausman and Shane Bieber, DH George Springer and outfielder Daulton Varsho. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Kairos allows traders to see different contracts and price moves across exchanges, as well as deliver real-time data and headlines across various events. — Ananya Chetia,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026

His current salary is unknown as contracts for NFL coaches aren’t public information. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 26 July 2026

In the oil market, traders are buying and selling contracts for barrels of oil to be delivered many months in the future. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

With Green and Melton, the Warriors will have 12 players under contract, leaving three roster spots for Dunleavy to fill, probably with veteran-minimum contracts. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Verb

This means that immunity against other threats such as the common cold, flu or coronavirus can disappear if a person contracts measles without any existing immunity. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026

On Friday, an employee of the Geo Group, which contracts with ICE, shot a protestor outside the Aurora immigration detention center. — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 20 July 2026

Kansas City has not had its own jail since 2009 and currently contracts out with other counties to hold detainees. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Is there medical help available if one contracts cyclosporiasis? — Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 July 2026

The carrier then contracts with various ground handling companies to carry out those services. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

The federal regulator argued that the sports event contracts the markets offer are more similar to grain futures than to sports wagers, giving it exclusive jurisdiction. — Maggie Dougherty, CBS News, 26 June 2026

Cassidy has been looking into the 340B program for years, including an investigation into the company that contracts with the government to be the program’s vendor and a hearing in October. — John Wilkerson, STAT, 25 June 2026

After that, taping becomes the main focus in an effort to control how the skin contracts onto the new underlying structure (more on that in a moment). — Victoria Oliva, Allure, 23 June 2026