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• withdrawn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• withdrawn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

After just four decades, the lake had dropped nearly 50 feet, doubled in salinity and shrunk to half its original volume. — Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Pre-shrunk and styled for a consumer demographic that wasn’t interested in waiting for their jeans to shrink, Levi’s said the 646 embodied ease and effortless cool. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Its gross domestic product has shrunk, and its 10 million residents have endured blackouts, food shortages and inflation. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026

Once defined by the size and strength of its labor movement, the number of unionized workers in Latin America’s biggest economy has shrunk by almost half in the last 15 or so years. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Her company’s relationships with some of those schools have shrunk over time, while the online school has expanded its payouts. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Last year, the team presented results from a study of 16 people with a rare eye cancer whose tumors shrunk after receiving an experimental cell therapy. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026

By the fourth infusion, scans showed the tumor had shrunk by 50%. — Alice Park, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

But once the dominant slices of the emissions pie have shrunk, other categories with less potential to reduce emissions become important. — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026