DICTOMETER

CONTRACTING

1. Synonyms:
   • Catching
   • Contracting
   Definitions:
   • becoming infected
   Examples:
   • Catching cold is sometimes unavoidable
   • The contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Contract
   • Undertake
   Definitions:
   • enter into a contractual arrangement
   Antonyms:
   expand, spread out
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Sign
   • Contract
   • Sign on
   • Sign up
   Definitions:
   • engage by written agreement
   Examples:
   • They signed two new pitchers for the next season
   Antonyms:
   elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Compress
   • Constrict
   • Squeeze
   • Compact
   • Contract
   • Press
   Definitions:
   • squeeze or press together
   Examples:
   • She compressed her lips
   • The spasm contracted the muscle
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Contract
   • Take
   • Get
   Definitions:
   • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
   Examples:
   • He got AIDS
   • She came down with pneumonia
   • She took a chill
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Shrink
   • Contract
   Definitions:
   • become smaller or draw together
   Examples:
   • The fabric shrank
   • The balloon shrank
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Contract
   Definitions:
   • make smaller
   Examples:
   • The heat contracted the woollen garment
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Condense
   • Concentrate
   • Contract
   Definitions:
   • compress or concentrate
   Examples:
   • Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Narrow
   • Contract
   Definitions:
   • make or become more narrow or restricted
   Examples:
   • The selection was narrowed
   • The road narrowed
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Abridge
   • Foreshorten
   • Abbreviate
   • Shorten
   • Cut
   • Contract
   • Reduce
   Definitions:
   • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
   Examples:
   • The manuscript must be shortened