Bulge and Contract

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Bulge

Bulge verb - To extend outward beyond a usual point.
Usage example: the sides of the returning camper's suitcase bulged with a month's worth of dirty laundry
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Contract is an antonym for bulge in project outward topic.
Nearby Words: bulging, bulged, bulgy

Contract

Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).
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Synonyms for Contract
Antonyms for Contract
Bulge is an antonym for contract.
Nearby Words: contracted, contraction, contracting, contractual, contractor
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How words are described

single single bulge single contract
massive massive bulge massive contract
large large bulge large contract
big big bulge big contract
Other adjectives: huge.
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Antonyms for contract

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