unshrink

Restore original size

Unshrink is to restore something that has shrunk back to its original size.

The word appears most often in contexts where reversal seems impossible or magical: Can you unshrink a wool sweater?

In computing, unshrink means to expand a minimized window or compressed file back to full size.

expansion

expand

Increase in size

extend · widen · broaden · inflate · swell · amplify · increase · steam · soften · condition

restoration

restore

Return to earlier state

revert · reclaim · reconstitute · rehabilitate · reinstate · rebuild · revive · repair · undo · reverse

fabric-care

conditioner

Hair-smoothing product

soak · stretch · reshape · block · steam · wool · cashmere · cotton · denim · knit

Opposites
size change direction

unshrinkshrink

Decrease in size

contract · reduce · compress · shrivel · condense

Family

unshrinking, unshrinkable

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G