Antonym of expand

Antonyms of verb expand

2 of 7 senses of expand

Sense 1:

expand, spread out
Antonym of contract (Sense 5)
=>shrink, contract

Sense 6:

elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
Antonym of contract (Sense 9)
=>abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce