What are some opposite words for shrink?
Antonyms for shrink
ʃrɪŋkshrink
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term shrink.
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shrinknoun
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stretch, enlarge, grow, expandSynonyms:
head-shrinkershrinknoun
To contract, to (cause to) become smaller.
Yet almost wish, with sudden shrink, / That I had less to praise. Leigh Hunt.
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grow, stretch, expand, enlargeSynonyms:
head-shrinkershrinkverb
To cower or flinch.
Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.
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stretch, enlarge, expand, growSynonyms:
head-shrinkershrinkverb
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Princeton's WordNet
psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrinkverb
a physician who specializes in psychiatry
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stretchSynonyms:
head-shrinker, headhunter, psychiatristshrivel, shrivel up, shrink, witherverb
wither, as with a loss of moisture
"The fruit dried and shriveled"
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stretchSynonyms:
wince, shrivel, fade, flinch, recoil, shrivel up, squinch, quail, contract, wither, reduce, funk, cringeflinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quailverb
draw back, as with fear or pain
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
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stretchSynonyms:
rebound, cower, bound, shrivel up, reverberate, quail, flinch, funk, shrivel, grovel, spring, ricochet, kick back, cringe, take a hop, wither, backfire, bounce, backlash, resile, reduce, wince, kick, recoil, squinch, creep, crawl, squint, contract, fawnshrink, reduceverb
reduce in size; reduce physically
"Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
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stretchSynonyms:
wither, bring down, decoct, slim down, quash, boil down, foreshorten, quail, trim down, thin out, cut, funk, trim back, trim, slenderize, cut down, flinch, tighten, wince, shrivel up, abridge, reduce, recoil, contract, melt off, subdue, scale down, cringe, concentrate, thin, deoxidize, subjugate, dilute, shorten, slim, shrivel, squinch, come down, deoxidise, abbreviate, cut back, keep down, lose weight, repressshrink, contractverb
become smaller or draw together
"The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
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stretchSynonyms:
shorten, sign, condense, concentrate, sign up, abbreviate, shrivel up, constrict, narrow, quail, flinch, funk, take, shrivel, undertake, reduce, cut, cringe, abridge, squeeze, get, compress, contract, sign on, wince, foreshorten, recoil, squinch, wither, press, compactshrink, shrivelverb
decrease in size, range, or extent
"His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
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stretchSynonyms:
recoil, wince, shrivel, flinch, quail, shrivel up, squinch, contract, wither, reduce, funk, cringe
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How to use shrink in a sentence?
Your brain can respond positively if you feed it well, for example, with good food and exercise, or it can shrink and die if you have too much stress.
His first scan was stable which was a good outcome, and then by the time he had a second and third scan, his tumors had started to shrink considerably, he’s now been under our care for several years, if you're one that looks statistics, we unfortunately don't expect someone with a recurrent tumor to be with us more than a time measured in months -- and often not very many months -- so he's had a tremendous response.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
It could shrink a bit, within 10 percent, but a decision is not yet made.
Chief Executive Officer Keith Sherin:
Our plan to change our business model, shrink the company and reduce our risk profile has been successful, sIGNIFICANTLY DE-RISKED.
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