DICTOMETER

SHRUNKEN

1. Synonyms:
   • Shrivel
   • Shrivel up
   • Shrink
   • Wither
   Definitions:
   • wither, as with a loss of moisture
   Examples:
   • The fruit dried and shriveled
   Antonyms:
   stretch
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Flinch
   • Squinch
   • Funk
   • Cringe
   • Shrink
   • Wince
   • Recoil
   • Quail
   Definitions:
   • draw back, as with fear or pain
   Examples:
   • She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Shrink
   • Reduce
   Definitions:
   • reduce in size
   • reduce physically
   Examples:
   • Hot water will shrink the sweater
   • Can you shrink this image?
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Shrink
   • Contract
   Definitions:
   • become smaller or draw together
   Examples:
   • The fabric shrank
   • The balloon shrank
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Shrink
   • Shrivel
   Definitions:
   • decrease in size, range, or extent
   Examples:
   • His earnings shrank
   • My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Shriveled
   • Shrivelled
   • Shrunken
   • Withered
   • Wizen
   • Wizened
   Definitions:
   • lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
   Examples:
   • The old woman's shriveled skin
   • He looked shriveled and ill
   • A shrunken old man
   • A lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws-W.F.Starkie
   • He did well despite his withered arm
   • A wizened little man with frizzy grey hair
   Antonyms:
   • Fat
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Shriveled
   • Shrivelled
   • Shrunken
   Definitions:
   • reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
   Examples:
   • Our shriveled receipts during the storm
   • As the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled
   • The dollar's shrunken buying power
   Antonyms:
   • Increased