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

Growers have leaned harder on the program as the domestic farm labor pool shrinks and immigration enforcement tightens. — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Patients whose jaw shape is not driven by muscle bulk, or those with meaningful skin laxity, may see jowling worsen as the muscle shrinks. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026

But the administration is running out of time to fill posts if Republicans lose the Senate or their majority shrinks. — Katherine Doyle, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

The formula also has a unique delivery system that shrinks the size of water molecules, allowing the solution to sink deeper into skin. — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

This Sunday night, the margin for error shrinks as Kansas City travels to face the Seattle Seahawks. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Ligne Roset’s Mini Togo, introduced in 2007, shrinks Michel Ducaroy’s foam lounge chair for five-to-12-years old. — Steven Weill, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026

Lake Mead and Lake Powell are the visible faces of the Southwest’s critical water problem, as the Colorado River — which supplies water to nearly 40 million people — shrinks due to a combination of climate change and human demand. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

That offset shrinks to only 38mm when installing a 280mm radiator kit. — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026