Synonyms for
Contractions
Definition
A word or group of words shortened by omitting one or more sounds or letters from it, usually by using an apostrophe to indicate the missing letters, such as 'don't' for 'do not'.
Synonyms & similar words
condensation
muscularcontraction
musclecontraction
expansion
contraction
compression
abbreviations
shortenings
clippings
elisions
compressions
reductions
simplifications
cutbacks
curtailments
deletions
omissions
substitutions
alterations
modifications
adjustments
changes
transformations
metamorphoses
mutations
evolutions
Example sentences
- I can't wait to see you.
- She's going to be a doctor.
- We're all in this together.
- He'll never forget this moment.
- I've been waiting for this all week.
Quotes
A contraction is a symbol of the collapse of a process that was once expanding and seemed to offer the promise of unbounded vistas.
It's not a matter of if contractions are going to happen, it's a matter of when and how many.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction, but the longest distance is over contractions.