Constrict and Elongate

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

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Elongate is an antonym for constrict.

Elongate verb - To make longer.

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Constrict is an antonym for elongate in make longer topic.

Nearby Words: elongated, elongation, elongating

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Elongate and Constrict. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/constrict/elongate

Constrict & Elongate. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/constrict/elongate>.

Elongate or Constrict. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/constrict/elongate.

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