Synonyms for contract
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : noun, adjective, verb 15–17, 21, 22 kon-trakt; verb kuhn-trakt |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun, adjective, verb 15–17, 21, 22 ˈkɒn trækt; verb kənˈtrækt |
Top 10 synonyms for contract Other synonyms for the word contract
- abate
- abbreviate
- abridge
- accept offer
- adjust
- afflict
- arrange
- assent
- be afflicted with
- be ill with
- become indebted
- become infected with
- become smaller
- bound
- bring on
- cause
- circumscribe
- clench
- clinch
- close
- come around
- come down with
- commission
- commit
- compact
- compress
- concordat
- confine
- consent
- constrict
- convention
- covenant
- curtail
- deflate
- deposition
- derange
- develop
- dicker
- disorder
- draw in
- dwindle
- ebb
- edit
- engage
- engagement
- enter into
- epitomize
- evaporate
- evidence
- fall
- fall away
- fall off
- fall victim to
- firm a deal
- get
- give one's word
- go along with
- go down with
- grow less
- guarantee
- hammer out deal
- handshake
- incur
- indenture
- indispose
- induce
- initial
- ink
- it's a deal
- lessen
- liability
- limit
- lose
- make terms
- mise
- narrow
- negotiate
- obligate
- obligation
- obtain
- omit
- owe
- pact
- paper
- pledge
- promise
- proof
- purse
- put in writing
- recede
- record
- reduce
- set
- settle
- settlement
- shake hands on it
- shrink
- shrivel
- sicken
- sign for
- sign papers
- sign up
- sink
- stipulate
- stipulation
- subside
- succumb to
- swear to
- syncopate
- take
- take in
- take one's death
- tighten
- treaty
- understanding
- undertake
- upset
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wither
- work out details
- wrinkle
Définition of contract
Origin :- late 14c., "make narrow, draw together;" early 15c. "make an agreement;" from Middle French contracter, from Latin contractus, past participle of contrahere "to draw together, combine, make an agreement" (see contract (n.)). Related: Contracted; contracting.
- noun agreement, deal
- verb condense
- verb come to terms
- verb catch disease
- At any rate, she has less freedom and more obligations under her contract.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It then begins to shrink and contract with the greatest uniformity.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
- The contract, however, seems not to have been carried out by the composer.
- Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
- I might give you a thousand for a contract, an' losin' and winnin' mounts when you had a leg up.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- You sign this contract, which is exactly like all the others we use, and I'll hand over your check.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- Her contract with existence, as represented by that man standing over there, was at an end.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Besides her consideration money, her daily contract included meals.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- I suppose there was a failure in the performance of a contract, or something of that kind, was there?'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Then you'll find out what Department the contract was in, and then you'll find out all about it there.'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- No contract or engagement, no word of love, has ever passed between us.
- Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
Antonyms for contract
- add
- amplify
- blow up
- break
- break off
- calm
- comfort
- confuse
- derange
- develop
- dilate
- disagree
- disagreement
- disapprove
- disarrange
- discourage
- disorder
- disorganize
- dissent
- end
- enlarge
- expand
- extend
- fail
- forfeit
- free
- give
- grow
- help
- hold
- increase
- lengthen
- let go
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- misunderstand
- misunderstanding
- open
- order
- overthrow
- please
- prolong
- raise
- refuse
- reject
- release
- rise
- save
- spread
- strengthen
- stretch
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