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
• swells
• accumulates
• soars
• escalates
• mushrooms
• appears
• emerges
• mounts
• waxes
• picks up
• burgeons
• snowballs
• shows up
• lengthens
• balloons
• bourgeons
• elongates
• distends
• blows up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shrinks

With fewer women in assistant coaching roles, the pool of experienced candidates for head coaching positions naturally shrinks. —Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024

The multiple shrinks with the new TV deals kicking in for 2025-26. —Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024

Strategies for adapting to shifting consumer expectations resulting from technology that shrinks global distances is not the only thing that the Fourth Industrial Revolution should borrow from the Telegraph Revolution. —Robert Ginsburg, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

The announcement also mentioned a constantly changing map that shrinks with each day along with abilities and gear players can use to customize their characters upon death. —Ash Parrish, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024

The acquisition would be a risky one, but the Red Sox's needs remain for starting pitching, and the clock is ticking as the free agent market shrinks by the day. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024

Just having Middleton on the floor shrinks the geometry of the court for opposing offenses. —Brian Sampson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024

Providers may prescribe Accutane (isotretinoin), an oral retinoid that shrinks oil glands for severe acne that doesn't respond to other treatments. —Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 8 Dec. 2024

Once travelers arrive at their destination, say Flagstaff, and the car is parked in the cold overnight, the rubber shrinks, and the PSI decreases. —Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024