shrunk
Reduced in size
Shrunk is the past tense and past participle of shrink—to become smaller or make something smaller.
Fabric shrinks in hot water; My sweater shrunk in the wash.
Tumors shrink with treatment.
Savings shrink when spent.
The alternative past tense shrank is slightly more common, but both are standard: The lake shrunk during the drought.
Recoiled involuntarily from threat
- coweredShrank back in fright
- cringedRecoiled from disgust
- withdrewPulled out or back
- retreatedMoved backward from advance
shied · balked · quailed · winced · blanched · hesitated · averted · timid
Lost original color
- wanedDecreased gradually
- declinedRefused or diminished
- lessenedMade or became smaller
- decreasedBecame smaller in amount
ebbed · dwindled · abated · weakened · receded · shriveled · withered · deflated
Too small for eyes
- LilliputianExtremely small in size
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
- thumbnailReduced preview image
- tinyExtremely small in size
pint-sized · teeny · wee · dollhouse · miniature · nanoscale · bite-sized
flinched
Recoiled involuntarily from threat
retreated · shied · balked · quailed · winced · blanched · hesitated · averted · timid · fearful
faded
Lost original color
decreased · ebbed · dwindled · abated · weakened · receded · shriveled · withered · deflated · contracted
microscopic
Too small for eyes
- LilliputianExtremely small in size
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
- thumbnailReduced preview image
tiny · pint-sized · teeny · wee · dollhouse · miniature · nanoscale · bite-sized
fabric
Woven or knit material
wool · cotton · garment · wash · textile · misshapen · warp · tighten · felting · sweater
zip
Toothed sliding fastener
archive · compact · lossless · encoding · algorithm · storage · bandwidth · squeeze · condense
- shrunken headPreserved miniature cranial trophy
- shrunk backWithdrew from perceived threat
- shrunk awayWithdrew in fear
- shrunk down
- shrunken awayContracted and withdrawn