Contract and Let out

Contract

Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).

Let out is an antonym for contract.

Let out

Let out verb - Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).

Contract is an antonym for let out in topics: extend, longer, make longer.

Both terms in one sentence

  • In Rocko's Modern Life, Ralph Bighead, creator of The Fatheads, lets Rocko and friends do their own cartoon show for him, hoping that the results are so awful that Ralph will be let out of his contract.
  • Wrestling / The Kliq He turned on WCW's show, WCW Saturday Night, one night, and found what he was looking for — Kevin Nash, who was playing a comedic character named "Vinnie Vegas".Nash, who was unhappy over at WCW, asked to be let out of his contract.
Cite this Source
Let out and Contract. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/let_out
Contract & Let out. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/let_out>.
Let out or Contract. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/let_out.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "contract" and "let out" have occurred on timeline