contracted

/kənˈtrækɾɪd/

/kənˈtræktɪd/

Other forms: contractedly

Something contracted has shrunk or become smaller. Your pupils tend to be contracted in bright sunlight.

Contracted is an adjective that usually describes physical things. If your eyebrows look contracted, they are probably furrowed and scrunched up. If your tummy is contracted, it is probably drawn in and flat. Economies and budgets can also be contracted, if they have undergone the painful process of shrinking. If your belly is contracted, buy a bikini. If your budget is contracted, you are better off not buying anything.

Definitions of contracted

1. adjective

   reduced in size or pulled together
   “the contracted pupils of her eyes”

   synonyms:

   contractile

   capable of contracting or being contracted

   antonyms:

   expanded

   increased in extent or size or bulk or scope