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EXTENDER Antonyms

9 antonyms for extender. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For EXTENDER

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
abbreviate

verb

v

verb

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• shorten

constrict

verb

v

verb

• squeeze or press together

• become tight or as if tight

contract

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

noun

• a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

• (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

• a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid

verb

• enter into a contractual arrangement

• engage by written agreement

• squeeze or press together

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

• become smaller or draw together

• make smaller

• compress or concentrate

• make or become more narrow or restricted

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

decrease

verb

v

noun

• a change downward

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

• the amount by which something decreases

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

diminish

verb

v

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

limit

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• the greatest possible degree of something

• final or latest limiting point

• as far as something can go

• the boundary of a specific area

• the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity

• the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed

verb

• place limits on (extent or amount or access)

• restrict or confine within limits

• decide upon or fix definitely

narrow

adjective

adj

adjective

• not wide

• lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view

• very limited in degree

noun

• a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

adjective satellite

• limited in extent or scope

• characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

verb

• make or become more narrow or restricted

• define clearly

• become more focused on an area of activity or field of study

• become tight or as if tight

reduce

verb

v

verb

• cut down on; make a reduction in

• make less complex

• bring to humbler or weaker state or condition

• simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another

• lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation

• be the essential element

• reduce in size; reduce physically

• lessen and make more modest

• make smaller

• to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

• narrow or limit

• put down by force or intimidation

• undergo meiosis

• reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site

• destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• be cooked until very little liquid is left

• cook until very little liquid is left

• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

• take off weight

shorten

verb

v

verb

• make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• make short or shorter

• become short or shorter

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Alternatives for ABBREVIATE

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Alternatives for CONSTRICT

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Alternatives for CONTRACT

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Alternatives for DECREASE

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Alternatives for DIMINISH

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Alternatives for LIMIT

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Alternatives for NARROW

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Alternatives for REDUCE

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