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shrink
Synonyms and Antonyms of shrink
- The sweater will shrink a little when washed.
- shrinking back from the approaching flames
- It's just a fad, and interest in it will soon start to shrink.
abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet (down) , recede, relent, remit, subside, taper, taper off, wane
Synonym Discussion of shrink
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- caused her muscles to contract
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- the sweater will shrink when washed
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- condense the essay into a paragraph
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- compressed cotton into bales
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- the throat is constricted by a tight collar
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- deflate the balloon
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