Synonyms for Shrinks:
v.
•avoids (verb)bypasses, shuns, dodges, shirks, circumvents, eludes, escapes, ducks, averts, recoils, sidesteps, skips, avoids, evades, abstains, declines.
•contracts (verb)
withers, condenses, squeezes.
•decreases (verb)
abbreviates, dies down, deflates, compresses, drains, recedes, lessens, diminishes, abates, truncates, depletes, decrements, deducts, dwindles, abridges, concentrates, curtails, erodes, compacts, contracts, decreases, shortens, subsides, lowers.
•diminishes (verb)
Clips, shaves, reduces, prunes, crops, downgrades, lightens, bobs, weeds, pares, tapers, trims, Culls, nips, shears, minimizes.
•flinches (verb)
cowers, flinches, blinks, winces.
•hesitates (verb)
Waits, halts, balks, falters, hesitates, pauses, Delays.
•loses (verb)
exhausts, drops, loses, forfeits, dissipates, misplaces, dissolves, dispossesses, debits, divests.
Usage examples for shrinks
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And the public must judge for themselves as to the character of a so- called " certain science," which thus shrinks from rigid examination, and dares not defend itself when publicly attacked: also of the character of its teachers, who can be content to remain dumb under such circumstances." – A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) by Augustus de Morgan
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Evaporation of water from the egg further shrinks the contents and increases the size of the air cell. – The Dollar Hen by Milo M. Hastings
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That stillness of spirit is very sensitive and shrinks away at the presence of an evil thing. – The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Alexander Maclaren