Synonyms of shrinks

shrinks

verb

present tense third-person singular of shrink

1

as in compresses

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

the sweater will shrink a little when washed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in recoils

to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust

shrinking back from the approaching flames

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recoils
• flinches
• winces
• cringes
• shudders
• trembles
• hesitates
• blenches
• shakes
• pales
• whitens
• quivers
• withdraws
• recedes
• quails
• retreats
• crouches
• squinches
• falters
• blanches
• retires
• starts
• quakes
• twitches
• wavers
• jerks
• reels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advances
• approaches
• nears
• confronts
• faces
• defies
• challenges
• beards

3

as in decreases

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

his crush on her is likely to shrink after they start their new lives on different college campuses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreases
• diminishes
• subsides
• vanishes
• falls
• declines
• eases
• recedes
• dwindles
• wanes
• ebbs
• tapers
• lessens
• weakens
• lowers
• moderates
• relents
• evaporates
• palls
• dies (away or down or out)
• tapers off
• drops (off)
• abates
• drains (away)
• remits
• falls away
• compresses
• collapses
• ratchets (down)
• rachets (down)
• de-escalates
• constricts
• lets up
• phases down
• condenses
• slackens
• relaxes
• alleviates
• slows (down)
• tails (off)
• contracts
• fades (away)
• melts (away)
• peters (out)
• deflates
• gives out
• sinks
• fritters (away)
• flags
• caves (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grows
• increases
• rises
• expands
• builds
• enlarges
• intensifies
• accumulates
• swells
• soars
• mushrooms
• escalates
• appears
• emerges
• mounts
• waxes
• picks up
• burgeons
• shows up
• snowballs
• lengthens
• elongates
• balloons
• blows up
• distends

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shrinks

Without new buyouts to bring fresh software loans into the market, the existing pile shrinks as borrowers repay. —Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

The Delta already draws boaters, anglers and people looking for a place where cell service fades and the to-do list shrinks. —David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026

As climate pressures intensify, biodiversity shrinks and consumers demand more transparency, the push to preserve older grain varieties and livestock breeds is reshaping what shows up in grocery aisles and on restaurant menus. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026

Once a judgment is entered and garnishment begins, your options narrow and your leverage shrinks. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 June 2026

Experts who study the data center labor market, though, warn that these probably aren’t lasting jobs — once the data center buildout is done, employment shrinks. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026

If the tax base shrinks significantly, districts could eventually face pressure to cut spending, seek higher millage rates in other areas or rely more heavily on annual appropriations from Tallahassee. —Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026

When supply shrinks and demand remains strong, prices rise. —Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, Oc Register, 31 May 2026

To accommodate this mechanical depth, the roster shrinks to just seven core characters. —Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026