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The synonyms of “Shrink” are: contract, shrivel, cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, squinch, wince, shrivel up, wither, reduce, get smaller, become smaller, grow smaller, diminish, lessen, decrease, dwindle, narrow, shorten, slim, decline, fall off, drop off, condense, deflate, make smaller, truncate, abbreviate, slim down, pare down, concentrate, abridge, compress, squeeze, draw back, jump back, spring back, jerk back, pull back, start back, back away, retreat, withdraw, shy away, hang back, demur, head-shrinker, psychiatrist
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shrink” as a noun can have the following definitions:
head-shrinker | A physician who specializes in psychiatry. |
psychiatrist | A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shrink” as a verb can have the following definitions:
abbreviate | Shorten (a word, phrase, or text. Network is often abbreviated to net. |
abridge | Lessen, diminish, or curtail. The new law might abridge our freedom of expression. |
back away | Support financial backing for. |
become smaller | Enhance the appearance of. |
compress | Make more compact by or as if by pressing. Her face compressed into a frown. |
concentrate | Compress or concentrate. Luke wants to concentrate on his film career. |
condense | Make (something) denser or more concentrated. The morning play on Saturday was condensed into a half hour package. |
contract | Enter into a contractual arrangement. The local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies to provide services. |
cringe | Draw back, as with fear or pain. He cringed away from the blow. |
decline | (especially of the sun) move downwards. The roof declines here. |
decrease | Decrease in size extent or range. The population of the area has decreased radically. |
deflate | Become deflated or flaccid as by losing air. The budget deflated the economy. |
demur | Enter a demurrer. Normally she would have accepted the challenge but she demurred. |
diminish | Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of. The new law is expected to diminish the government s chances. |
draw back | Suck in or take (air. |
drop off | Give birth; used for animals. |
dwindle | Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength. Her savings dwindled down. |
fall off | Fall or flow in a certain way. |
flinch | Avoid doing or becoming involved in (something) through fear or anxiety. She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf. |
funk | Avoid (something) out of fear. I could have seen him this morning but I funked it. |
get smaller | Overcome or destroy. |
grow smaller | Cause to grow or develop. |
hang back | Be suspended or hanging. |
jerk back | Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched. |
jump back | Run off or leave the rails. |
lessen | Make smaller. The years have lessened the gap in age between us. |
make smaller | Carry out or commit. |
narrow | Make or become more narrow or restricted. The selection was narrowed. |
pare down | Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size. |
pull back | Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense. |
quail | Draw back, as with fear or pain. |
recoil | Spring back, as from a forceful thrust. If man upsets his planetary ecosystem it will automatically recoil upon him. |
reduce | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. He reduced his grandees to due obedience. |
retreat | Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity. The company reported healthy figures but the shares retreated. |
shorten | Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate. He shortened his trip due to illness. |
shrivel | Wither, as with a loss of moisture. The fruit dried and shriveled. |
shrivel up | Wither, as with a loss of moisture. |
shy away | Throw quickly. |
slim | Make oneself thinner, especially by dieting. Restructuring and slimming down the organization. |
slim down | Take off weight. |
spring back | Spring back spring away from an impact. |
squeeze | Squeeze someone tightly in your arms usually with fondness. She squeezed herself into her tightest pair of jeans. |
squinch | Draw back, as with fear or pain. |
start back | Play in the starting lineup. |
truncate | Shorten the duration or extent of. Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains. |
wince | Make a face indicating disgust or dislike. She winced when she heard his pompous speech. |
withdraw | Withdraw from active participation. For the cocaine user it is possible to withdraw without medication. |
wither | Wither as with a loss of moisture. It is not true that old myths either die or wither away. |
abate | (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread. Nothing abated his crusading zeal. |
astringent | An astringent lotion applied to the skin to reduce bleeding from minor abrasions or as a cosmetic to make the skin less oily. Fresh blackcurrants have a rather astringent flavour. |
atrophy | The process of atrophying or state of having atrophied. The imagination can atrophy from lack of use. |
bowdlerize | Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate. Bowdlerize a novel. |
curtail | Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on. I that am curtailed of this fair proportion. |
decrease | The amount by which something decreases. The aisles were decreased in height. |
decrement | A process of becoming smaller or shorter. The instruction decrements the accumulator by one. |
deflate | Become deflated or flaccid as by losing air. Deflate a balloon. |
depletion | Reduction in the number or quantity of something. The depletion of the ozone layer. |
diminish | Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of. The new law is expected to diminish the government s chances. |
downgrade | Rate lower; lower in value or esteem. A steep downgrade for which he had to put the car in second. |
dwindle | Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength. Her savings dwindled down. |
encapsulate | Put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume. Encapsulated organs such as the kidneys. |
expurgate | Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account. Editors heavily expurgated the novel before its initial publication. |
extenuate | Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of. Drawings of extenuated figures. |
fade | A pass thrown so that the ball descends directly over the receiver’s shoulder, especially as they veer towards the sideline. The brakes faded needing a firmer push to bring the car to halt. |
flinch | An act of flinching. She flinched at the acidity in his voice. |
palliate | Provide physical relief, as from pain. There is no way to excuse or palliate his dirty deed. |
recoil | The action of recoiling. If man upsets his planetary ecosystem it will automatically recoil upon him. |
reduce | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. Reduce an image. |
retrench | Make a reduction, as in one’s workforce. If there are excess staff they should be retrenched. |
rundown | (of a company or industry) in a poor economic state. He gave his teammates a rundown on the opposition. |
shorten | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. Before sail could be shortened she went on to her beam ends. |
shrinkage | Process or result of becoming less or smaller. The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage. |
shrivel | Cause to feel worthless or insignificant. The fruit dried and shriveled. |
wane | A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number. Confidence in the dollar waned. |
wilt | Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage. Lady Beresford was beginning to wilt as she greeted the long line of guests. |
wince | Draw back, as with fear or pain. She winced when she heard his pompous speech. |
wither | Wither as with a loss of moisture. The grass had withered to an unappealing brown. |
wizened | Shrivelled or wrinkled with age. A wizened little man with frizzy grey hair. |
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