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Synonyms & Antonyms of shrinking
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Synonyms & Near Synonyms for shrinking
- affrighted,
- afraid,
- aghast,
- alarmed,
- fearful,
- frightened,
- horrified,
- horror-struck,
- hysterical
- (also hysteric),
- scared,
- scary,
- shocked,
- spooked,
- terrified,
- terrorized
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for shrinking
- adventuresome,
- adventurous,
- audacious,
- bold,
- daredevil,
- daring,
- dashing,
- gutsy,
- plucky,
- spirited,
- spunky,
- venturesome,
- venturous
- brave,
- courageous,
- gallant,
- hardy,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- manful,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- valiant,
- valorous
shrinking
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of shrinking (Entry 2 of 3)
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shrinking
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of shrinking (Entry 3 of 3)
- the sweater will shrink a little when washed
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- shrinking back from the approaching flames
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- his crush on her is likely to shrink after they start their new lives on different college campuses
Synonyms for shrinking
- abating,
- declining,
- decreasing,
- de-escalating,
- diminishing,
- draining (away),
- dropping (off),
- dwindling,
- dying (away or down or out),
- easing,
- ebbing,
- falling,
- falling away,
- lessening,
- letting up,
- lowering,
- moderating,
- palling,
- phasing down,
- ratcheting (down)
- also racheting (down),
- receding,
- relenting,
- remitting,
- subsiding,
- tapering,
- tapering off,
- waning
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“Shrinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrinking. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.
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