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

Solve the tech problem, and the talent problem often shrinks with it. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Along with the shift from casual food to a more upscale menu, Gene's Supper Club shrinks in size from regular-season Barnacle Bud's. — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2026

The Lycra® VintageFX fiber shrinks under heat during finishing and protects the Lycra® fiber in the core, absorbing some of the stress put on the stretch material. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

The proportion of people older than 65 is rising rapidly, while the working-age population that supports them shrinks. — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Both add friction that slows candidates down and shrinks your pool for no good reason. — Audrey Payne, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Her goal for the company is to provide performance opportunities for local professional opera singers who have seen their work dwindle as the industry shrinks. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026

Aware of them now, the dog shakes loose the can—his forelock matted, his jowl smeared with beans—and shrinks into the trees with a whimper that makes something tighten in Molly’s own chest. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

The company developed an algorithm that shrinks videos to keep data on its clients’ systems, including air-gapped networks. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026