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• withdrawn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• withdrawn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

Finding thousands of flaws and zero days across hundreds of software systems, the introduction of Mythos has effectively shrunk the patch window defenders have relied on for years – from days to just a few hours. —Stefanie Schappert, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026

As cord-cutting has shrunk the pay-TV bundle from 100 million homes about a decade ago to 60 million-plus today, cable and satellite operators have been overhauling their strategies. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026

Increasingly frequent drought, evaporation and water demand — especially to irrigate alfalfa for the cattle industry — have shrunk the level of Lake Powell to 3,526 feet (1,075 meters) above sea level — just 23% of full capacity. —ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

From that time, the community has shrunk for various reasons, including anxiety over unequal treatment — which the government denies, insisting that Jews are allowed to practice their religion openly and without fear of persecution. —Seyed Rahim Bathaei, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026

By December 2023, her cancer had shrunk after several rounds of chemotherapy. —Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026

But a deep freeze during Florida’s peak tomato season, combined with wet weather during Mexico’s tomato growing season, has shrunk the crop size this year. —Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026

Layoffs that year shrunk the payroll to just 62 of the formerly 158 employees and threw the future of fairgrounds into question. —Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026

Nothing directly came from these meetings, at least nothing that shrunk the project. —Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026