shrank

[shrangk] / ʃræŋk /

VERB

become smaller

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decrease diminish drop off dwindle fall off lessen narrow reduce shorten shrivel wane weaken wither

STRONG

compress concentrate condense constrict contract deflate fail waste wrinkle

WEAK

fall short grow smaller waste away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen raise rise strengthen

STRONG

blow up loosen stretch

WEAK

face meet take on

VERB

recoil, shy away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

recede retreat

STRONG

blench boggle contract cower cringe crouch demur flinch huddle quail refuse retire scruple shudder slink wince withdraw

WEAK

draw back hang back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance forge

STRONG

accept allow consent face meet stretch

WEAK

develop enlarge expand grow take on

Example Sentences

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Battered by an energy shock triggered by the Ukraine war, a manufacturing slump and weakening demand in the key Chinese market, the world's third-biggest economy shrank in both 2023 and 2024.

From Barron's

Those divestitures shrank the segment’s top line by 65% year over year in the August quarter.

From Barron's

Following the lake's formation in 1995, its surface area gradually shrank as cracks began to appear.

From Science Daily

Key details: New orders shrank for the fourth month in a row.

From MarketWatch

“A Complete Unknown” shrank the frame, capturing Dylan’s emergence as a folk singer and subsequent rupture with the scene that made him a star.

From The Wall Street Journal