Contracting
Contracting noun - The act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing.
Petering out and contracting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petering out" instead an adjective "Contracting".
Petering out
Contracting and petering out are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contracting" instead an adjective phrase "Petering out".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- decline and contracting
- decline and petering out
- recede and contracting
- recede and petering out
- reduction and contracting
- reduction and petering out
- wane and contracting
- wane and petering out
- abate and contracting
- abate and petering out
- lessen and contracting
- lessen and petering out
- diminish and contracting
- diminish and petering out
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Petering out and Contracting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contracting/petering_out
Contracting & Petering out. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contracting/petering_out>.
Petering out or Contracting. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contracting/petering_out.
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