STRETCHING Antonyms

• (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom

• becoming infected

• fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

• act of decreasing in length

• process or result of becoming less or smaller

• the act of becoming less

• the act of making something tighter

• a physician who specializes in psychiatry

• 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