Contract and Swell

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Contract

Contract verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.
Usage example: metal contracts at low temperatures
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Antonyms for Contract
Swell is an antonym for contract in topics: tighten, lessen.
Nearby Words: contracted, contraction, contracting, contractual, contractor

Swell

Swell verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.
Usage example: the club membership has really swelled in recent months
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Contract is an antonym for swell in become larger topic.
Nearby Word: swelling
Similar words of contract

Similar words of swell

How words are described

massive massive contract massive swell
huge huge contract huge swell

Common collocations

body contract body swell body
cancer contract cancer swell cancer
muscles contract muscles swell muscles

Both words in one sentence

  • An epsiode of the short-lived George of the Jungle reboot has George contract a rash called "Itchy Swell-itis".
    Source: Lost Aesop
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Swell and Contract. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/swell
Contract & Swell. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/swell>.
Swell or Contract. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/swell.

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Antonyms for swell

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