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contracted

[kuhn-trak-tid] / kənˈtræk tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
booked
Synonyms
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engaged reserved
STRONG
billed slated
WEAK
lined up locked-in
Antonyms
WEAK
free liberated
ADJECTIVE
bound
Synonyms
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constrained enslaved obligated restrained
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apprenticed articled bent coerced compelled doomed driven fated firm forced impelled indentured intent made necessitated obliged pledged pressed required urged
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bounden certain duty-bound having no alternative sure under compulsion under necessity
Antonyms
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irresolute
WEAK
allowed free permitted unbounded unobliged unrestricted
ADJECTIVE
compendious
Synonyms
WEAK
abbreviated breviloquent brief close compact compendiary comprehensive concise condensed curt inclusive laconic short short and sweet succinct summarized summary synoptic
Antonyms
WEAK
enlarged lengthened unabridged
ADJECTIVE
deflated
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drained exhausted punctured sagging
STRONG
burst empty shrunken
WEAK
kaput
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lively
WEAK
inflated
ADJECTIVE
engaged
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committed hooked matched
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affianced betrothed bound intended pinned pledged plighted ringed steady
WEAK
asked for future given one's word going steady spoken for
Antonyms
WEAK
available disengaged inoperable not working uninvolved
ADJECTIVE
indentured
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STRONG
apprenticed articled bound enslaved
ADJECTIVE
insular
Synonyms
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circumscribed isolated parochial petty
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bigoted closed confined cut off detached illiberal inward-looking limited narrow prejudiced provincial restricted secluded separate separated sequestered
Antonyms
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broad-minded unbiased unprejudiced
ADJECTIVE
intended
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calculated designed expected planned predetermined promised proposed
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advised affianced betrothed contemplated meant pinned plighted prearranged predestined set steady
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accidentally on purpose aforethought asked for future intentional
Antonyms
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unfixed
ADJECTIVE
narrow
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cramped definite limited precarious precise slender slim small thin tight
STRONG
attenuated circumscribed close compressed confining constricted exclusive fine fixed near pent pinched scant scanty select set shrunken spare strait taper tapered tapering
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determinate exiguous incapacious linear meager paltry threadlike
Antonyms
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fat free giving imprecise indefinite inexact loose open strong unlimited
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away far poor thick unfixed
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accepting broad broad-minded generous liberal spendthrift tolerant unconfined unrestricted wasting wide
ADJECTIVE
obligated
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compelled duty-bound enslaved indebted obliged
STRONG
committed forced indentured pledged required tied urged
WEAK
bounden called by duty under obligation
ADJECTIVE
obliged
Synonyms
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compelled duty-bound enslaved indebted obligated
STRONG
committed forced indentured pledged required tied urged
WEAK
bounden called by duty under obligation
ADJECTIVE
plighted
Synonyms
STRONG
affianced betrothed bound committed hooked intended matched pinned pledged ringed steady
WEAK
asked for future given one's word going steady spoken for
ADJECTIVE
reduced
Synonyms
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decreased diminished shortened
STRONG
abbreviated abridged compressed concentrated condensed downsized economized lessened miniaturized shrunk subtracted
WEAK
cut down scaled-down
Antonyms
WEAK
elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched
ADJECTIVE
rented
Synonyms
STRONG
chartered hired lent let occupied sublet tenanted
ADJECTIVE
responsible
Synonyms
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answerable culpable guilty liable pledged subject
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at fault at the helm authoritative bonded bound bound to carrying the load censurable chargeable compelled constrained decision-making devolving on duty-bound engaged executive exposed fettered hampered held high in authority in control incumbent minding the store obligated obliged on the hook open susceptive sworn to tied to blame under contract under obligation
Antonyms
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innocent right unaccountable
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excused exempt free immature immune irresponsible untrustworthy
ADJECTIVE
retained
Synonyms
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hired
STRONG
chosen engaged secured selected
Antonyms
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disengaged let go lost refused unemployed wasted
ADJECTIVE
shrunken
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diminished dry dwindled shriveled wilted withered wrinkled
ADJECTIVE
stiff
Synonyms
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arthritic creaky rigid solid stark tense thick tight wooden
STRONG
brittle buckram firm refractory rheumatic set
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annealed benumbed cemented chilled congealed fixed frozen graceless hardened immalleable impliable incompliant indurate inelastic jelled mechanical numbed ossified petrified resistant solidified starched starchy steely stiff as a board stony taut thickened unbending unflexible ungraceful unsupple unyielding
Antonyms
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bending flexible loose pliable slack soft
STRONG
indefinite supple
WEAK
pliant
ADJECTIVE
thumbnail
Synonyms
STRONG
brief compact short summary
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abbreviated abridged concise curtailed epigrammatic short and sweet succinct to the point truncated
Antonyms
STRONG
large lengthy long unabridged
ADJECTIVE
tight
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compact cramped fast inflexible narrow rigid solid stable steady stiff strained strong sturdy taut tense thick tightened
WEAK
bound clasped close-fitting constricted crowded dense drawn enduring established firm fixed hidebound invulnerable secure set skintight stretched tenacious unbending unyielding
Antonyms
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loose slack yielding
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comfortable easy open wide

Example Sentences

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Employment contracted for the 31th consecutive month, suggesting manufacturers are unsure whether the rebound will continue.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Data since the outbreak of the war have pointed to falling consumer and investor confidence, while a key survey in April showed eurozone business activity contracted for the first time in 16 months.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Mercedes-Benz last year booked a sharply reduced profit as its margins contracted and sales in China slid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Monroe’s wife, Shawna Stewart, confirmed the news with Complex, telling the outlet that the star contracted meningitis 18 months ago while filming in Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The older Vaughan siblings were adjusting to the changes that had expanded their lives in some ways and contracted them in others.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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