SHRINK Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For SHRINK
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| stretch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a large and unbroken expanse or distance • the act of physically reaching or thrusting out • a straightaway section of a racetrack • exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent • extension to or beyond the ordinary limit • an unbroken period of time during which you do something • the capacity for being stretched adjective satellite • having an elongated seating area • easily stretched verb • occupy a large, elongated area • extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length • become longer by being stretched and pulled • make long or longer by pulling and stretching • lie down comfortably • pull in opposite directions • extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly • corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones • increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance • extend one's body or limbs | ||||||||
| enlarge | verbv | |||||||
verb • make larger • make large • become larger or bigger • add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing | ||||||||
| expand | verbv | |||||||
verb • extend in one or more directions • become larger in size or volume or quantity • make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity • grow vigorously • exaggerate or make bigger • add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing • expand the influence of | ||||||||
| grow | verbv | |||||||
verb • pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become • become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain • increase in size by natural process • cause to grow or develop • develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation • come into existence; take on form or shape • cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • grow emotionally or mature • become attached by or as if by the process of growth | ||||||||
| balloon | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air • small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck verb • ride in a hot-air balloon • become inflated | ||||||||
| develop | verbv | |||||||
verb • make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation • work out • gain through experience • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • come into existence; take on form or shape • change the use of and make available or usable • elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses • create by training and teaching • be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest • grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment • become technologically advanced • cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development • generate gradually • grow emotionally or mature • make visible by means of chemical solutions • superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry • move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions • move into a strategically more advantageous position • elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme • happen • expand in the form of a series | ||||||||
| extend | verbv | |||||||
verb • extend in scope or range or area • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • span an interval of distance, space or time • make available; provide • thrust or extend out • reach outward in space • offer verbally • extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body • expand the influence of • lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length • cause to move at full gallop • open or straighten out; unbend • use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity • prolong the time allowed for payment of • continue or extend • increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance | ||||||||
| increase | verbv | |||||||
noun • a quantity that is added • a change resulting in an increase • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • the amount by which something increases • the act of increasing something verb • become bigger or greater in amount • make bigger or more | ||||||||
| rise | verbv | |||||||
noun • a growth in strength or number or importance • the act of changing location in an upward direction • an upward slope or grade (as in a road) • a movement upward; rise above the ground • the amount a salary is increased • the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises • a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground • (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost • an increase in cost • increase in price or value verb • move upward • increase in value or to a higher point • rise to one's feet • rise up • come to the surface • come into existence; take on form or shape • move to a better position in life or to a better job • go up or advance • become more extreme • get up and out of bed • rise in rank or status • become heartened or elated • exert oneself to meet a challenge • take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance • increase in volume • come up, of celestial bodies • return from the dead | ||||||||
| swell | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea • a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor) • a crescendo followed by a decrescendo • a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance adjective satellite • excellent verb • increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity • become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger • expand abnormally • come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things) • come up, as of a liquid • cause to become swollen | ||||||||
