| contract(verb, stop, break, cut, develop) |
| abridge(verb, stop, cut, increase, decrease) |
| shrink(verb, stop, cut, rise, decrease) |
| decrease(noun, verb, stop, cut, increase) |
| curtail(verb, stop, cut, raise, decrease) |
| diminish(verb, stop, cut, cause, rise) |
| reduce(verb, stop, cut, raise, decrease) |
| abbreviate(verb, stop, cut, decrease, extend) |
| lessen(verb, stop, cut, increase, reduce) |
| abate(verb, advance, cause, rise, lessen) |
| compress(verb, stop, cut, open, free) |
| condense(verb, stop, cut, increase, decrease) |
| shorten(verb, stop, cut, diminish, decrease) |
| downsize(verb, expand) |
| dwindle(verb, increase, waste, extend, taper) |
| lower(verb, stop, cut, decrease, extend) |
| recede(advance, meet) |
| wane(noun, rise, extend) |
| confine |
| constrict(verb, stop, cut, decrease, loose) |