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• withdrawn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• withdrawn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

If, as a result, the market for hats has considerably shrunk in the last century, Royer feels no nostalgia for the days when covering your head was de rigueur. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

The federal workforce shrunk by roughly 216,000 workers in 2025, according to federal data. — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

But in 2021, Premier League clubs lost access to that exception and this shrunk the market by 95 per cent. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

But depressions and debris littering Mercury's landscape from new impact craters have covered up such wrinkles, thus obscuring just how much the planet has shrunk, the researchers said in a press release announcing their findings. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

So our stories have shrunk accordingly; the stakes become professional competence, emotional regulation, and endurance. — Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Bernhardt and his team are working on their own research to determine how much the planet has shrunk, but said orbital data alone might not answer the question. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Studios have shrunk budgets, major production houses have cut staff, and fewer projects are reaching the finish line. — Justin Birnbaum, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

The 2026 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report found the human element still factors into 62% of breaches, and that share hasn’t shrunk as AI tools have become more accessible to attackers. — Michael Flannery, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026