Contracting
Contracting noun - The act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing.
Foreshorten is a synonym for contracting. In some cases you can use "Foreshorten" instead a verb "Contracting".
Foreshorten
Foreshorten verb - Shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth.
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Synonyms for Foreshorten
Contracting is a synonym for foreshorten. Sometimes you can replace term "Contracting" with "Foreshorten", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Word: foreshortening
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Related pairs
- close and contracting
- close and foreshorten
- contract and contracting
- contract and foreshorten
- cut and contracting
- cut and foreshorten
- concentrate and contracting
- concentrate and foreshorten
- narrow and contracting
- narrow and foreshorten
- lessen and contracting
- lessen and foreshorten
- reduce and contracting
- reduce and foreshorten
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