contracted
Agreed in writing
Contracted describes something that has been made smaller, shortened, or drawn together.
Muscles contract when they tense.
A contracted form shortens words: can't for cannot, I'll for I will.
Contracted also means bound by agreement: a contracted employee, contracted services.
To have contracted an illness is to have caught it: She contracted pneumonia during the outbreak.
Made shorter, typically words
- abridgedReduced in length
- compressedReduced by pressure
- condensedMade more compact
- truncatedCut off abruptly
compacted · reduced · elided · clipped · curtailed · syncopated · apostrophe · omitted
Made less wide
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- deflatedEmptied of pressure
- constrictedMade narrower by pressure
tightened · reduced · compacted · squeezed · dwindled · retracted · drawn · cinched
Disorder impairing normal function
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- caughtSeized or grabbed
- acquiredCame to possess
transmitted · contagious · exposure · infected · afflicted · ailment · pathogen · incubation
Agreement or distribution
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- accordHarmony between parties
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
settlement · bargain · understanding · handshake · stipulation · ratification · engagement · compact
abbreviated
Made shorter, typically words
- abridgedReduced in length
- compressedReduced by pressure
- condensedMade more compact
truncated · compacted · reduced · elided · clipped · curtailed · syncopated · apostrophe · omitted · informal
narrowed
Made less wide
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- deflatedEmptied of pressure
constricted · tightened · reduced · compacted · squeezed · dwindled · retracted · drawn · cinched · puckered
disease
Disorder impairing normal function
acquired · transmitted · contagious · exposure · infected · afflicted · ailment · pathogen · incubation · outbreak
deal
Agreement or distribution
arrangement · settlement · bargain · understanding · handshake · stipulation · ratification · engagement · compact · terms
tightened
Made more secure
spasm · constricted · clenched · squeezed · taut · contracture · stiffened · knotted · seized · charley horse
- diminisheddevalued, lessened, decreased, depreciated, reduced
- employment statushired, fired, employed, unemployed, retired
- tightnesstight, taut, snug, constricting, compressed
- muscle conditionstoned, flexed, relaxed, tense, tight
- compressedcompressed, compacted, squeezed, squashed, crushed
- commitment levelscommitted, dedicated, devoted, loyal, faithful
contractedexpanded
Made larger or wider
elaborated · uncontracted · extended · expounded · expatiated
contractedreleased
Set free from confinement
uncommitted · unbound · independent · free agent · uncontracted
- verbal contractSpoken, unwritten binding promise
- union contractBinding pact between workers and management
- military contractsGovernment deals for weapons
- binding contractEnforceable legal agreement
- contract killersMurderers for hire
- general contractorConstruction project manager
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