网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 thesaurus_contract
释义

contract


These are words and phrases related to contract. 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 PEOPLE


The 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.
compact
formal
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 of contract.  

See words related to contract


agree
be in agreement
concur
formal
be of the same mind
see eye to eye
go along with
accept
acquiesce
formal
assent
formal
consent
formal
approve
support
be in favour of
UK
go with
informal
acceptance
concordance
formal
sanction
consensus
unanimity
formal
solidarity
rapprochement
formal
Learn more
When you agree with someone, you have the same opinion as them. When you agree to something, you say yes to it. The state of agreeing with someone or something is called agreement. An agreement can also refer to a decision or arrangement between two or more groups or people.

TO BECOME SMALLER OR LESS


As 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.
crater
mainly US
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 of contract.  

See words related to contract


fall-off
falling-off
nosedive
reduction
downturn
downswing
Learn more
When something decreases, it becomes smaller or less. A decrease in something describes the fact of that thing getting smaller or becoming less.

contract | American Thesaurus


contract


noun
These are words and phrases related to contract. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of contract.
The lawyer drew up a binding contract.

Synonyms


agreement
written agreement
legal document
compact
pact
treaty
covenant
arrangement
bargain

contract


verb
When you bend your elbow, the muscles of the arm contract.

Synonyms


draw together
become smaller
compress
tighten
constrict
shorten
narrow
shrink
dwindle
condense
reduce

Antonyms


expand
stretch
distend
enlarge
dilate
swell
lengthen
widen
grow
increase
He contracted huge debts by rash spending.

Synonyms


acquire
incur
get
take
develop
assume
absorb
enter into
engender

Antonyms


avoid
evade
elude
escape
shun
eschew
avert
ward off
The firm contracted to deliver the merchandise in six months.

Synonyms


sign an agreement
agree
pledge
promise
make a bargain
undertake
negotiate
come to terms

Antonyms


disagree
refuse
随便看

 

反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2005-2024 fscai.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2025/2/24 6:47:38