Synonyms & related words for shrinkage

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of shrinkage — including shrinking, diminution, decrease, shriveling, retrenchment, reduction. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to shrinkage

Explore words related to shrinkage — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include shrinks, shrinkable, preshrink, shrunk, diminishment, shrunken, shrank, dwindling. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for shrinkage

Common synonyms for shrinkage include shrinking, diminution, decrease, shriveling, retrenchment, reduction, lessening, thinning — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does shrinkage come from?

The word shrinkage breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Latin origin: shrink, from Old English scrincan (“to shrink, wither”); and -age, from Latin -aticum (“forming nouns of action or result”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.