CONTRACTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONTRACTION?

Need another word that means the same as “contraction”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “contraction” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Contraction” are: compression, condensation, muscle contraction, shrinking, reduction in size, shrinkage, tightening, tensing, flexing, labour pains, labour, abbreviation, short form, elision

Contraction as a Noun

Definitions of "Contraction" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “contraction” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A shortening of the uterine muscles occurring at intervals before and during childbirth.
• The process in which a muscle becomes or is made shorter and tighter.
• A shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber.
• The process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together.
• The process of becoming smaller.
• A word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds.
• (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber.
• The act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope.
• A word or group of words resulting from shortening an original form.
• The process of shortening a word by combination or elision.

Synonyms of "Contraction" as a noun (14 Words)

abbreviation	Shortening something by omitting parts of it. SKU is the abbreviation for Stock Keeping Unit.
compression	Encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required.
condensation	The conversion of a vapour or gas to a liquid. The inside of the cab steamed up with condensation.
elision	An omission of a passage in a book, speech, or film. Unease at the elision of so many vital questions.
flexing	The act of flexing.
labour	A group of moles. A woman in labour.
labour pains	A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages.
muscle contraction	A bully employed as a thug or bodyguard.
reduction in size	The act of decreasing or reducing something.
short form	Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference.
shrinkage	The process, fact, or amount of shrinking. Shrinkage is the retail trade s euphemism for shoplifting.
shrinking	The act of becoming less.
tensing	A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time.
tightening	The act of making something tighter. The tightening of economic controls.

Usage Examples of "Contraction" as a noun

• She was now in no doubt that she was having contractions.
• The contraction of a gas on cooling.
• Neurons control the contraction of muscles.
• ‘goodbye’ is a contraction of ‘God be with you.
• `o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock.
• The general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale.
• The manufacturing sector suffered a severe contraction.
• `won't' is a contraction of `will not.

Associations of "Contraction" (30 Words)

abbreviate	Shorten. I decided to abbreviate my stay in Cambridge.
abridge	Curtail (a right or privilege. The new law might abridge our freedom of expression.
abridgment	A shortened version of a written work.
aqueous	Produced by the action of water. An aqueous solution of potassium permanganate.
compact	Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily. This powder compacts easily.
compaction	An increase in the density of something. Tyres take up valuable landfill space and prevent waste compaction.
compress	Reduce the dynamic range of (a sound signal). She compressed her lips.
compression	Applying pressure.
condensation	The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state. The cloud is caused by condensation in the air.
condense	Express (written or spoken material) in fewer words; make concise. Condense the milk.
consonant	Denoting or relating to a consonant. Fricatives are by far the largest group of English consonants.
curtail	Deprive someone of (something. Civil liberties were further curtailed.
dew	A beaded or glistening liquid resembling dew. Her body had broken out in a fine dew of perspiration.
diphthong	A digraph representing the sound of a diphthong or single vowel as in feat.
elision	The process of joining together or merging things, especially abstract ideas. Unease at the elision of so many vital questions.
encapsulate	Enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule. The company would encapsulate the asbestos waste in concrete pellets.
extract	Extract by the process of distillation. An extract from a historical film.
foggy	Indistinct or hazy in outline. A dark and foggy night.
minimize	Make small or insignificant. They may minimize or even overlook the importance of such beliefs.
pressed	Compacted by ironing. Freshly pressed orange juice.
pronounce	Speak pronounce or utter in a certain way. She pronounces French words in a funny way.
reduction	The act of decreasing or reducing something. Talks on arms reduction.
refrigeration	Deliberately lowering the body’s temperature for therapeutic purposes. Commercial refrigeration units.
shorten	Make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration. In winter the days shorten.
squeeze	Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space. She was his main squeeze.
subsidence	An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease. Subsidence damage.
syllable	Pronounce a word or phrase clearly syllable by syllable. The word pocket has two syllables.
vapor	The process of becoming a vapor.
vaporization	Annihilation by vaporizing something.
vowel	A letter representing a vowel sound such as a e i o u.