Contracting
Contracting noun - The act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing.
Tapering and contracting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tapering" instead an adjective "Contracting".
Tapering
Tapering adjective - Becoming gradually narrower.
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Synonyms for Tapering
Contracting and tapering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contracting" instead an adjective "Tapering".
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Related pairs
- close and contracting
- close and tapering
- decline and contracting
- decline and tapering
- reduction and contracting
- reduction and tapering
- wane and contracting
- wane and tapering
- narrow and contracting
- narrow and tapering
- lessen and contracting
- lessen and tapering
- diminish and contracting
- diminish and tapering
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