Project and Shrink

Project

Project verb - To extend outward beyond a usual point.
Usage example: some boulders projected dangerously out above the trail

Shrink is an antonym for project.

Shrink

Shrink verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.

Project is an antonym for shrink.

Nearby Words: shrinking, shrinkage

Common collocations

energy project energy shrink energy
image project image shrink image
characters project characters shrink characters
bodies project bodies shrink bodies
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Shrink and Project. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/project/shrink
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