Antonyms for contracted

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kuh n-trak-tid

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtræk tɪd

Definition of contracted

Origin : c.1600, "agreed upon," also "shrunken, shortened," past participle adjective from contract (v.).

verb condense
verb come to terms
verb catch disease

Example sentences :

A great debt has been contracted in securing to us and our posterity the Union.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

He was dying of inflammation of the liver, contracted in Senegal.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Also, a premium can be contracted for, in the way of free association, for skilled labour.
Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka

He also contracted to supply the commissariat, which he did with advantage to the army and profit to himself.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

(You are now making deliveries to your trade as contracted).
Extract from : « About sugar buying for Jobbers » by B. W. Dyer

She had few or no faults besides what she contracted in her gallantry.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, Complete » by Jean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz

I thought that he, like myself, had contracted a life-long obligation.
Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various

And what inner conflict, what matter that had to be decided, contracted his face like that?
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

She had not yet wept; her face was livid, contracted, hardened by cold rage.
Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

His features were pinched and contracted, and his young face was looking old and worn.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for contracted

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