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shrunk

[shruhngk] / ʃrʌŋk /
ADJECTIVE
reduced
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decreased diminished shortened
STRONG
abbreviated abridged compressed concentrated condensed contracted downsized economized lessened miniaturized subtracted
WEAK
cut down scaled-down
Antonyms
WEAK
elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched
ADJECTIVE
wizened
Synonyms
WEAK
diminished gnarled lean macerated mummified old reduced shrunken wilted withered worn wrinkled
Antonyms
WEAK
moist smooth unwrinkled

Example Sentences

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And Vogue’s legendarily thick September issue has shrunk from 840 pages in 2006 to just 365 last year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

And then, they raised prices and shrunk the packaging.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Volunteers are hoping to raise funding to continue restoring a rare temperate rainforest habitat which has shrunk across the country.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

In the quarter ended in February, Cal-Maine’s earnings had shrunk to $1.06 per share from $10.38 a year ago, while total revenue decreased by more than half.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

She had spoken English all her life, led the debating society in secondary school, and always thought the American twang inchoate; she should not have cowered and shrunk, but she did.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie