Synonyms for Shrinking
shrink·ing

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1. shrinking

   Synonyms:
   afraid, cowardly, cringing, faint-hearted, fearful, frightened, pusillanimous, timid, timorous

   Antonyms:
   adventurous, bold, brave, chivalric, chivalrous, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, heroic, intrepid, undaunted, undismayed, valiant, venturesome

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shrinking, shrinkagenoun

   process or result of becoming less or smaller

   "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

   Synonyms:
   shoplifting, shrinkage, shrinking

2. shrinkingnoun

   the act of becoming less

   Synonyms:
   shrinkage

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1. • Decrease

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1. shrinkingadjective

   Synonyms:
   coy, shy, diffident, bashful, modest, retiring

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "shrinking":

   contraction, narrowing, shrinkage, dwindling, stricture, declining, decreasing, diminishing, reduction, decrease, reducing

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1. Simon Shaw:

   The supply of strong examples remaining in private hands is shrinking fast, the result is fierce competition that leads to the results we have witnessed recently.

2. Carlos Ghosn:

   The bad news is that the market is shrinking. This is bad news for everyone, when the rouble sinks it's a bloodbath for everybody. It's red ink, people are losing money, all car manufacturers are losing money.

3. Richard Johnson:

   The sell side is facing its own challenges, as fixed costs are rising while the commission pool is shrinking, within this dynamic, outsourced trading desks have created a strong niche and compelling value proposition.

4. Eric Edelman:

   All those things are going to be important, how do you do that, invest in all those capabilities and maintain an ability to fight today, if your budget is shrinking ?

5. Aneesh Srivastava:

   These companies know that with digital services you can cut down the number of people that need to work out of client locations and that visa costs do not pose a long-term threat, with legacy business shrinking, the larger digital becomes, the more it can move the needle in terms of top line growth.