| 单词 | thesaurus/contract |
| 释义 | Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms ofcontractin EnglishcontractThesaurus>a decision or arrangement between groups or people>contract These are words and phrases related tocontract. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,go to the definition of contract. A DECISION OR ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN GROUPS OR PEOPLEThe basketball player was signed to a multimillion-dollar contract with a new team this week. Synonyms and examples agreement Do we have an agreement? understanding We had an understanding that the businesses would merge, but never got that in writing. gentleman's agreement He and his builder have a gentleman's agreement that if there are spare materials left after working on the flat, the builder can take them home. deal Do we have a deal? accord The leaders of the four countries signed a peace accord. treaty The peace treaty ended the war. settlement As part of his divorce settlement, he gets to keep their house. pact The long-standing trade pact between China and Britain is set to expire this week. compactformal The companies made a compact not to compete in the same markets. covenant The club are restricted by a covenant which prevents them using the pitch except on match days. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofcontract. See also agree be in agreement concurformal be of the same mind see eye to eye go along with accept acquiesceformal assentformal consentformal approve support be in favour ofUK go withinformal acceptance concordanceformal sanction consensus unanimityformal solidarity rapprochementformal Learn moreWhen you agree with someone, youhave the same opinion as them. When you agree to something, yousay yes to it. Thestate of agreeing with someone or somethingis called agreement. An agreement can also refer toa decision or arrangement between two or more groups or people. TO BECOME SMALLER OR LESSAs the metal cools, it contracts. Synonyms and examples decrease The tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment. lessen A healthy diet lessens your risk for cardiovascular disease. lower They've just lowered the age at which you can join. reduce They've just reduced the price. bring down They are bringing down their prices. drop Stock prices dropped today after the company's announcement. fall Unemployment has fallen to six percent in the last year. go down Prices always go down in January. come down Has her fever come down at all? plummet Temperatures last night plummeted. plunge Temperatures last night plunged below zero. crash After bad news from the Federal Reserve, the markets crashed. cratermainlyUS An excess of supply is going to crater the entire market. dwindle The number of students in the school has dwindled to around 200. decline The number of members has declined by 25 per cent over the last 30 years. shrink Forests have shrunk to almost half the size they were 20 years ago. Antonym and example increase I've been increasing my workouts by five minutes a day. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofcontract. See also fall-off falling-off rise nosedive reduction downturn downswing Learn moreWhen something decreases, itbecomes smaller or less. A decrease in something describesthe fact of that thing getting smaller or becoming less. |
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