Add to and Constrict

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Add to verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.

Usage example: the need to be back home before 5:00 p.m. adds to the difficulty of arranging the trip

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Constrict is an antonym for add to.

Constrict verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.

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Add to is an antonym for constrict.

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Constrict and Add to. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/add_to/constrict

Add to & Constrict. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/add_to/constrict>.

Constrict or Add to. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/add_to/constrict.

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