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contraction
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of CONTRACTION
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing <most substances undergo contraction when cooled>
Synonyms compacting, compaction, condensation, condensing, constricting, constriction, contracting, contraction, squeeze, squeezing, telescoping
Related Words abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, shortening; concentration, consolidation; simplification, streamlining; decreasing, diminishment, lessening
Near Antonyms dilation, dispersion, dissipation, scattering; distension (or distention), inflation, swelling
Antonyms decompression, expansion
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