Contract

/ˈkɒntɹækt/

Synonyms for "contract" (404 found)

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Closest matches (81)

abbreviate abridge abstractaccept obligationaccord acquire affair affiance afflict agreeagree toagreementanswer forapprentice arrangement attempt attenuate bag bang bar

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bargainbargain forbarricade battenbatten downbe answerable forbe brought downbe felledbe responsible forbe security forbe seized ofbe struck downbe traumatizedbecome engagedbetroth bindbinding agreementblackjack bobboil downbolt bondbreak outbridgebring downbring onbring uponbusiness buttonbutton upcapsulize capture cartel catchcatch coldcause charter chokechoke offcircumscribe clap

Verb(5 words)

abbreviate abbreviates abridge betroths caught

Noun(14 words)

agree agreementagreement exclamationagreements api arrangementbecome infectedbetrothed betrothing bindingbinding instrumentcatch catches catching

Adjective(1 words)

clenched

Strong matches (121)

clip closeclose upcoarct collapsecollective agreementcomecome bycome down withcome in forcome intocommit commitment compact compress compromise concentrate condense confine consolidate

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consortium constrict constringe containcontract an engagementconvention corral corrugate covenantcovenant of saltcover cramp crease crop curtail cutcut backcut downcut off shortcut shortdeal decline decrease deed derange derive develop dicker diminish disorderdo a dealdockdrag downdrawdraw indraw togetherdwindle earn effort elideemployment contractengage engagemententer into possessionenterprise epitomize erupt failfall in withfall intofarm fasten fever flex foldfold upforeshorten formformal agreement

Noun(26 words)

commission a studycommissioning commissions compressconcerning policycontract bridgecourse-related termcovenantcovenant withcovenanting covenants cramps deal dealing deals declaration decrease documentdocument weekly patterndocuments

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engaged stateexecuteexternally managed arrangementfinancial instrumentflex flexing

Verb(15 words)

commissioned compact compress concentrate condense constrict cutdiminish importanceelided engagedengaged study planenter into covenantflexed foreshortenform a binding agreement

Adjective(1 words)

cramped

Related words (202)

Adjective(6 words)

formal instrumentlegal documentslocal business partnersofficial documentprivate entity contractshrunken

gain game gather getgo bail forgo ingo into shockguaranty harvesthave an understandingincur indispose induce instrument inviteironclad agreementkey knit latchlegal agreement

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legal contractlessen limit locklock outlock upmakemake a dealmatch minify mowmutual agreementnarrow negotiate net nip obligate obligation obtain occlude od operation overdose pact paction padlock pick plan pledge plight plumb poll pollard preengagement procure program project promise proposition protocol prunepublish the bannspuckerpucker uppull downpurse reap recap recapitulate recognizance reduce restrict retrench runrun a temperaturesackscale downscore sealseal offseal upsecureshake hands onshave shear shorten shrink shrivel shutshut the doorshut upsicken sink slam snap snape snub solidify squeezesqueeze shutstipulate stipulation straiten strangle strangulate stuntsuccumb tosum upsummarize synopsize taketake illtake intake the vowstaper task telescope transaction treaty trim troth truncate understanding undertake undertakingunion contractupsetvalid contractventureverbal agreementwage contractweaken welcome win wither work wrinklezip upzipper

Verb(21 words)

get gigged indenturedmake an agreementnarrow press procures reduce shorten shrank shrink shriveled shrunk signsign onsign upsqueeze take telescoped tighten

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undertake

Noun(36 words)

gig gigs hiringhiring contractindenture indentures infectedinformal agreementinstrument instruments jobbinglegal documentnarrowing pactpact withpacts paper promisepurchase orderpurchases

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purchasing recordromanian compactshrink shrinking shrinks shrivelling signsign an agreementsises subscriptions tense tenses understandingwritten agreementwritten instrument

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More general

31 entries

action verbagreement alter assurebecome illbid biddingbinding agreementbridge changecome downdeal decrease diminish employ engage

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More specific

17 entries

compress condense dwindleemployment contractenter into a contractexecute a contracthandshake agreementinfluenzainformal understandingmalaria measlesoral contractrental contractsales contractservice contractsign a contract

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Collocations

12 entries

binding contractbreach a contractcontract a diseasecontract termsemployment contractenter into a contractmake a contractrental contractservice contractsign a contractsigned contractwritten contract

Inflections

3 entries

contracted contracting contracts

Derivations

4 entries

contracting contraction contractor contractual

Antonyms

1 entries

expand

similar

5 entries

catch condense cut editedit out

Sample sentences

39 total sentences available.

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The aggressive salesman urged me to sign the contract right away.

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After much effort, he ended up with a contract.

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We made a contract with the firm.

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He was compelled to sign the contract.

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