If you wish to get on in the world, you must not shrink from effort.
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Shrink
/ˈʃɹɪŋk/
Synonyms for "shrink" (306 found)
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Closest matches (62)
Strong matches (91)
Noun(13 words)
Verb(13 words)
deliquescedemurdepletedepreciatedesiccatedie awaydiminishdissipatedivedodgedraindraw backdraw indribble awaydrift awaydroopdropdrop offdry upduck
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dwindleebbemacerateemaciateequivocateerodeevadefadefade awayfailfallfall awayfall backfall offfall shortfalterfeel painfeel the pangsfencefight shyfight shy offlagflinchfunkgogo awaygrimacehang backhang offhave a miseryhave qualmsheadshrinkerhedgehem and hawhesitatehold offhuddlehurthypnotherapistjiblanguishlessen
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (153)
let upmaceratemake bones aboutmeltmelt awayminimizemove awaymove offnarcotherapistparchparrypausepineplummetplungepoundpreshrinkpsychiatristpsychoanalystpsychoanalyzer
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psychotherapeutistpsychotherapistpull awaypull backpull inpull outpussyfootput offquailrecederecoilreelreel backrestrictretireretractretreatretrocederun lowsagsanforizescruplesearsheer offshiftshift offshootshortenshrink backshrink fromshrinkershrivelshrivel upshyshy atshy awayshy offsidestepsinkslinksmartsquandersquinchstand offstartstart asidestart backstep asidestick atsticklestrainsubsidesufferswervetail offthinthrillthrobtingletrembleturn asidetwingetwitchwaneward offwastewaste awaywaverweakenwearwear awayweaselweasel outweazenwiden the distancewiltwincewithdrawwithdraw fromwitherwizenwrithe
Verb(24 words)
Noun(20 words)
Adjective(7 words)
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More general
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9 entriesCollocations
10 entriescampus shrinkmental health professionalprivate practice shrinkschool shrinkshrink awayshrink backshrink downshrink in sizeshrink wrapthe shrink
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
13 translations across 7 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὀκνέω verb (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)
Finnish
3 entries- laistaa verb (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)
- luikkia verb (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)
- luistaa verb (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)
German
1 entries- sich drücken verb (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)
Greek
1 entries- λουφάρω verb (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)
Japanese
1 entries- 尻込みする verb (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)
Korean
3 entries- 움츠러들다 verb (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)
- 움츠러지다 verb (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)
- 움츠리다 verb (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)
Spanish
3 entries- correrse verb (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)
- rehuir verb (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)
- zafarse verb (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)
Sample sentences
28 total sentences available.
He had but one desire: to shrink away and live among the lights and shadows.
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That material's going to shrink if it's washed.
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My jeans won't fit. Did they shrink?
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Showing 4 of 28 available sentences.