Synonyms and Antonyms of contract

synonym (synonym of contract)

  • (noun)
    agreement, cartel, engagement, pledge, arrangement, compact, obligation, promise, bargain, covenant, pact, stipulation
    All these words involve at least two parties, tho an engagement or promise may be the act of but one. A contract is a formal agreement between two or more.. (noun)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    declaration
    (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.act)
    contract bridge
    a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid (noun.act)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    undertake
    enter into a contractual arrangement (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    sign, sign on, sign up
    engage by written agreement (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    compact, compress, constrict, press, squeeze
    squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.body)
    get, take
    be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.change)
    shrink
    become smaller or draw together (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    decrease, lessen, minify, reduce, scale down
    make smaller (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.change)
    concentrate, condense
    compress or concentrate (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    narrow
    make or become more narrow or restricted (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    abbreviate, abridge, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
    reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (verb.change)
     

antonym (antonym of contract)

also (also)

hypernym (contract IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make (noun.communication)
    bid, bidding
    (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make (noun.communication)
     
  • a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (noun.communication)
    written agreement
    a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties (noun.communication)
     
  • a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid (noun.act)
    bridge
    any of various card games based on whist for four players (noun.act)
     
  • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness (verb.body)
    come down, sicken
    get sick (verb.body)
     
  • become smaller or draw together (verb.change)
    decrease, diminish, fall, lessen
    decrease in size, extent, or range (verb.change)
     
  • compress or concentrate (verb.change)
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)
     
  • engage by written agreement (verb.social)
    employ, engage, hire
    engage or hire for work (verb.social)
     
  • enter into a contractual arrangement (verb.communication)
    assure, promise
    make a promise or commitment (verb.communication)
     
  • make or become more narrow or restricted (verb.change)
    change
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change)
     
  • make smaller (verb.contact)
    reduce, shrink
    reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change)
     
  • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (verb.change)
    decrease, lessen, minify
    make smaller (verb.contact)
     
  • squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
    tighten
    become tight or tighter (verb.change)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF contract relation)

  • a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (noun.communication)
    adhesion contract, contract of adhesion
    a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining p more.. (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    aleatory contract
    a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wage more.. (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    bilateral contract
    a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    charter
    a contract to hire or lease transportation (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    conditional contract
    a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    cost-plus contract
    a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    gambling contract
    a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    lease
    a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    marriage contract, marriage settlement
    a prenuptial agreement or contract (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    output contract
    a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    insurance, insurance policy, policy
    written contract or certificate of insurance (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    purchase agreement, purchase contract
    a contract stating the terms of a purchase (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    quasi contract
    a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    requirements contract
    a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    contract under seal, sealed instrument, special contract
    a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    service contract
    a contract for maintenance services (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    severable contract
    a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    subcontract
    a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    partnership
    a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    articles of agreement, shipping articles
    a contract between crew and captain of a ship (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    concession, grant
    a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    collective agreement, labor agreement, labor contract
    contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    employment agreement, employment contract
    contract between employer and employee (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    distribution agreement
    a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    licensing agreement
    contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    acquisition agreement, merger agreement
    contract governing the merger of two or more companies (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    contract of hazard, sale in gross
    a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    indenture
    a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term (noun.communication)
     
  • a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid (noun.act)
    no-trump
    a version of contract bridge in which no suit is designated as trump for the duration of the hand (noun.act)
     
  • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness (verb.body)
    catch
    contract (verb.motion)
     
  • become smaller or draw together (verb.change)
    flex
    contract (verb.motion)
     
  • engage by written agreement (verb.social)
    contract out
    assign a job to someone outside one's own business (verb.social)
     
  • enter into a contractual arrangement (verb.communication)
    stipulate
    make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    sign
    be engaged by a written agreement (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    condition, qualify, specify, stipulate
    specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    lease, rent
    let for money (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    charter, hire, lease, rent
    hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services (verb.social)
     
  • make or become more narrow or restricted (verb.change)
    bottleneck
    become narrow, like a bottleneck (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    taper off
    become smaller or less active (verb.change)
     
  • make smaller (verb.contact)
    purse, wrinkle
    gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker (verb.contact)
     
  • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (verb.change)
    bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    concentrate, condense, digest
    make more concise (verb.change)
     
  • squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
    choke, strangle
    constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.change)
    prim
    contract one's lips (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    astringe
    constrict or bind or draw together (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    strangulate
    constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    convulse
    contract involuntarily, as in a spasm (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bear down, overbear
    contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    choke, fret, gag
    be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    choke, scrag
    wring the neck of (verb.contact)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

  • a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (noun.communication)
    arbitration clause
    a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    reserve clause
    a clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    fine print, small print
    the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    boilerplate
    standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories (noun.communication)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make (noun.communication)
    bridge
    any of various card games based on whist for four players (noun.act)
     

verb group (contract is verb group of ....)

  • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness (verb.body)
    catch
    contract (verb.motion)
     
  • compress or concentrate (verb.change)
    condense
    become more compact or concentrated (verb.change)
     
  • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (verb.change)
    cut, edit, edit out
    cut and assemble the components of (verb.change)
     

derivation (.... is derived from contract)

  • (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make (noun.communication)
    declare
    designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand (verb.possession)
     
  • a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (noun.communication)
    contract, undertake
    enter into a contractual arrangement (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    contract, sign, sign on, sign up
    engage by written agreement (verb.social)
     
  • (adj.pert)
    contractual
    relating to or part of a binding legal agreement (adj.pert)
     
  • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness (verb.body)
    catching, contracting
    becoming infected (noun.act)
     
  • become smaller or draw together (verb.change)
    contraction
    the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.event)
    shrinkage, shrinking
    process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event)
     
  • compress or concentrate (verb.change)
    concentration
    strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.event)
    compression, condensation, contraction
    the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun.event)
     
  • engage by written agreement (verb.social)
    signatory, signer
    someone who signs and is bound by a document (noun.person)
     
  • enter into a contractual arrangement (verb.communication)
    contract
    a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    contractor
    someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things (noun.person)
     
  • make or become more narrow or restricted (verb.change)
    narrowing
    the act of making something narrower (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.object)
    narrow
    a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water (noun.object)
     
  • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (verb.change)
    abridgement, abridgment, capsule, condensation
    a shortened version of a written work (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.object)
    shortener
    any agent that shortens (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.person)
    abbreviator, abridger
    one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work (noun.person)
     
  • squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
    press, pressing, pressure
    the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    compressing, compression
    applying pressure (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    contracture
    an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction
    (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    constriction
    the action or process of compressing (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.animal)
    constrictor
    any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils (noun.animal)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    compressor
    a mechanical device that compresses gasses (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.body)
    contractile organ, contractor
    a bodily organ that contracts (noun.body)
     
  • (adj.all)
    compressible
    capable of being compressed or made more compact (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    compressible, squeezable
    capable of being easily compressed (adj.all)
     

domain category (contract is domain category of ....)

  • (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make (noun.communication)
    contract
    a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (noun.communication)
     

domain member category (.... is a member category of contract domain)

  • a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (noun.communication)
    article, clause
    a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    loophole
    an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    handclasp, handshake, handshaking, shake
    grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    contract, declaration
    (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make (noun.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    renegociate, renegotiate
    revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor (verb.communication)
     
  • (adj.all)
    broken, unkept
    (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    kept, unbroken
    (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    terminated
    (of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an end (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    subscribed
    (of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end (adj.all)
     
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