shrink - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a physician who specializes in psychiatry

Synonyms

• head-shrinker
• psychiatrist
• shrink

More generic

• medical specialist
• specialist

More specific

• alienist
• analyst
• psychoanalyst

Verb

decrease in size, range, or extent

Synonyms

• shrink
• shrivel

More generic

• decrease
• diminish
• fall
• lessen

Verb

become smaller or draw together

Synonyms

• contract
• shrink

More generic

• decrease
• diminish
• fall
• lessen

Opposite / Antonyms

• stretch

More specific

• flex

Verb

reduce in size; reduce physically

Synonyms

• reduce
• shrink

More generic

• decrease
• lessen
• minify

More specific

• contract
• depopulate
• desolate
• downsize
• miniaturise
• miniaturize
• reduce
• reef
• scale down

Related

• contract
• shrink

Verb

wither, as with a loss of moisture

Synonyms

• shrink
• shrivel
• shrivel up
• wither

More generic

• decrease
• diminish
• fall
• lessen

More specific

• atrophy
• blast
• die back
• die down
• dry up
• mummify

Verb

draw back, as with fear or pain

Synonyms

• cringe
• flinch
• funk
• quail
• recoil
• shrink
• squinch
• wince

More generic

• move

More specific

• retract
• shrink back

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