DILATED Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For DILATED
| Expand? | Word | Save? | Synonyms.. | Usage | Type | |||
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| closed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not open or affording passage or access • (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints • not open • used especially of mouth or eyes adjective satellite • requiring union membership • with shutters closed • not open to the general public • not having an open mind • blocked against entry | ||||||||
| compressed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • pressed tightly together • reduced in volume by pressure • flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) | ||||||||
| constricted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically adjective satellite • especially tense; especially in some dialects | ||||||||
| contracted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • reduced in size or pulled together | ||||||||
| narrowed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • reduced in size as by squeezing together • made narrow; limited in breadth | ||||||||
| pinched | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • sounding as if the nose were pinched • very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold • not having enough money to pay for necessities • as if squeezed uncomfortably tight | ||||||||
| constringed | verbv | |||||||
verb • become tight or as if tight | ||||||||
| shrunk | verbv | |||||||
noun • a physician who specializes in psychiatry verb • wither, as with a loss of moisture • draw back, as with fear or pain • reduce in size; reduce physically • become smaller or draw together • decrease in size, range, or extent | ||||||||
| squeezed | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of gripping and pressing firmly • a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high • a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer • (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend • a twisting squeeze • an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power • a tight or amorous embrace • the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space verb • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition • press firmly • squeeze like a wedge into a tight space • to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means • obtain by coercion or intimidation • press or force • squeeze tightly between the fingers • hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness • squeeze or press together | ||||||||
| contract | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law • (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make • a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid verb • enter into a contractual arrangement • engage by written agreement • squeeze or press together • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness • become smaller or draw together • make smaller • compress or concentrate • make or become more narrow or restricted • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | ||||||||
