Synonyms of shrunk

shrunk

verb

variants or shrunken

past participle of shrink

1

as in compressed

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

• compressed
• constricted
• decreased
• condensed
• contracted
• diminished
• collapsed
• flattened
• withdrawn
• dwindled
• shriveled
• receded
• withered
• retreated
• lessened
• deflated
• dried up
• abated
• wilted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expanded
• swelled
• increased
• grown
• ballooned
• accumulated
• snowballed
• inflated
• puffed (up)
• ballooned

2

as in flinched

to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust

shrinking back from the approaching flames

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flinched
• recoiled
• shaken
• winced
• crouched
• cringed
• retreated
• paled
• shuddered
• trembled
• blenched
• quivered
• quailed
• squinched
• jerked
• blanched
• reeled
• whitened
• receded
• quaked
• withdrawn
• faltered
• hesitated
• twitched
• started
• retired
• wavered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approached
• advanced
• faced
• confronted
• challenged
• neared
• defied
• bearded

3

as in decreased

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

• decreased
• diminished
• declined
• vanished
• fallen
• evaporated
• ebbed
• dwindled
• receded
• subsided
• waned
• weakened
• dropped (off)
• lessened
• tapered
• collapsed
• lowered
• eased
• moderated
• died (away or down or out)
• drained (away)
• relented
• palled
• tapered off
• fallen away
• abated
• remitted
• compressed
• let up
• ratcheted (down)
• racheted (down)
• phased down
• de-escalated
• condensed
• contracted
• constricted
• slackened
• melted (away)
• faded (away)
• alleviated
• slowed (down)
• given out
• sunk
• frittered (away)
• petered (out)
• relaxed
• tailed (off)
• deflated
• flagged
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• grown
• built
• expanded
• enlarged
• swelled
• risen
• mounted
• intensified
• accumulated
• soared
• escalated
• waxed
• appeared
• picked up
• emerged
• ballooned
• mushroomed
• burgeoned
• snowballed
• shown up
• lengthened
• elongated
• distended
• blown up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shrunk

The shouldercams In an era when cameras can be shrunk down into phones or even a pair of glasses, anybody can film anything. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026

While our attention spans have shrunk, however, our brains have not fundamentally changed. — Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Decades of diminishment seemed to have shrunk people’s ideas of abundance and flattened their expectations of environmental wellbeing. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

The bank’s workforce has shrunk by 79,000 people over the past six years. — Catherine Muccigrosso july 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

Florida’s working-age population — those between 18 and 64 — is estimated to have shrunk between 2023 and 2025, reducing the size of the state’s workforce, according to recent projections from the Florida Chamber of Commerce. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Over the years, the imperial family has shrunk and aged so much that performing royal duties has become a struggle. — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Film industry titans like Polaroid and Kodak had shrunk dramatically from their heyday, becoming shells of their former selves. — Rotem Rozental, Fortune, 14 July 2026

While these moving vignettes carry the weight of history, Barrois has shrunk them down to miniature size. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026