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• withdrawn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• withdrawn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

But while our online worlds have since expanded, the real-world space for anarchic creativity has shrunk. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

That number has shrunk dramatically every time the state has pushed back on it. — Philip Wang, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Even as Florida’s population has grown by almost 2 million people since the start of this decade, the number of voters in the state has shrunk, according to a recent Miami Herald analysis. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Walmart China, for instance, has shrunk portion sizes to match households’ smaller appetites. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Since their debut in 1986, American Girl has shrunk their historical line significantly–including paring down the traditional six-book set for each historical character into two streamlined texts. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

While the project’s overall footprint shrunk in size, Commissioners Chad Martin and John Shultz voted against the project. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

So did Cameron Young and Justin Thomas and Chris Gotterup in the early part of the lineup as the deficit shrunk and soon turned into another comfortable victory. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Its economy has shrunk by ten per cent since the start of this war. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026