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Synonyms and Antonyms of contraction

synonym (synonym of contraction)

  • (noun.act)
    muscle contraction, muscular contraction
    (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.event)
    compression, condensation
    the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun.event)
     

antonym (antonym of contraction)

  • (noun.act)
    enlargement, expansion
    the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act)
     

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

  • (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (noun.act)
    shortening
    act of decreasing in length (noun.act)
     
  • a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds (noun.communication)
    word
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication)
     
  • the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act)
    decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
    the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)
     
  • the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun.event)
    shrinkage, shrinking
    process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event)
     

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

  • (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (noun.act)
    contracture
    an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    tetanus
    a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    uterine contraction
    a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    braxton-hicks contraction, false labor
    painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    vaginismus
    muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination (noun.act)
     
  • the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun.event)
    coarctation, constriction
    tight or narrow compression (noun.event)
     

derivation (.... is derived from contraction)

  • (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (noun.act)
    compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
    squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
     
  • the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act)
    contract, shrink
    become smaller or draw together (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
    reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    contract, narrow
    make or become more narrow or restricted (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    concentrate, condense, contract
    compress or concentrate (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    contract
    make smaller (verb.contact)
     
  • the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun.event)
    condense
    become more compact or concentrated (verb.change)
     

domain category (contraction is domain category of ....)

  • (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (noun.act)
    physiology
    the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms (noun.cognition)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym derivation domain category muscle contraction muscular contraction compression condensation enlargement expansion decrease diminution reduction shortening word shrinkage contracture tetanus uterine contraction braxton-hicks contraction vaginismus contract shrink abbreviate abridge narrow concentrate physiology
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. muscle contraction, muscular contraction . compression, condensation . enlargement, expansion . shortening . word . decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down . shrinkage, shrinking . contracture . tetanus . uterine contraction . braxton-hicks contraction, false labor . vaginismus . coarctation, constriction . compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze . contract, shrink . abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten . contract, narrow . concentrate, condense, contract . contract . condense . physiology


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