Extend and Shrink

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Extend

Extend verb - To make longer.
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Antonyms for Extend
Shrink is an antonym for extend in topics: offer, longer.
Nearby Words: extended, extent, extensive, extension, extending

Shrink

Shrink verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.
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Extend is an antonym for shrink in become smaller topic.
Nearby Words: shrinking, shrinkage
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Common collocations

way extend way shrink way

Both words in one sentence

  • Grand Theft Me The (eventually revealed) main plot of Space Quest 6 is that evil old crone Sharpei hopes to use a combination of nanotechnology and a shrink ray to implant her brain into a host body, to extend her waning lifespan.
    Source: Grand Theft Me
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