English Synonym Finder

shrink

Definitions

To become smaller in size, amount, or value.

To move away from something unpleasant or frightening; to flinch.

A colloquial term for a psychiatrist or psychologist.

Examples

If you wash that wool sweater in hot water, it will likely shrink.

The company had to shrink its workforce due to a significant drop in revenue.

He felt his confidence shrink as he stood before the large audience.

Synonyms

contract diminish dwindle decrease recede shrivel wither

Antonyms

expand grow increase enlarge swell stretch bloat