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CONTRACTION Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
Synonyms for CONTRACTION: compression, squeezing, contracting, condensing, condensation, squeeze, constriction, consolidation; Antonyms of CONTRACTION: expansion, dispersion, decompression, inflation, scattering, dissipation, dilation, swelling
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Words related to contraction are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word contraction.
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On the other hand, a contraction ... of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) synonyms: muscle contraction, muscular contraction...
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Find 14 different ways to say CONTRACTIONS, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
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Cold weather causes a contraction of two inches in the bridge. ... Synonyms for contraction from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.
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A word produced by running two or more words together and leaving out some of the letters or sounds. For example, isn't is a contraction of is not. Contractions such as isn't, couldn't, can't, weren't, he'll, they're occur chiefly, although not exclusively, in informal speech and writing.
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A contraction of a word is made by omitting certain letters or syllables and bringing together the first and last letters or elements; an abbreviation may be made either by omitting certain portions from the interior or by cutting off a part; a contraction is an abbreviation, but an abbreviation is not necessarily a contraction; rec't for receipt, mdse.
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Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together. ... The active contraction of muscular tissue has no counterpart in the plant.
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The meaning of CONTRACTION is the action or process of contracting : the state of being contracted. How to use contraction in a sentence.
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CONTRACTION - Synonyms and antonyms - bab.la
In the sense of process in which muscle becomes or is made shorter and tighterneurons control the contraction of musclesSynonyms tightening • tensing • flexing • constricting • spasm • convulsion • clench • myoclonus • hippusOpposite relaxation
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What is another word for contraction? | Contraction Synonyms - WordHippo Thesaurus
Synonyms for contraction include shrinkage, shrinking, shortening, shriveling, shrivelling, deflating, deflation, withering, reduction in size and cutting down. Find more similar words at wordhippo.com!
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1. Strength is Life, Weakness is Death.Expansion is Life, Contraction is Death.Love is Life, Hatred is Death. - Swami Vivekananda 2. Success works as a cycle - growth and contraction, balancing and unbalancing - all while you're encountering hurdles that get higher and higher over time.
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Synonyms for CONTRACTION in English: tightening, narrowing, tensing, shortening, drawing in, constricting, shrinkage, shrivelling, abbreviation, reduction, …
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CONTRACTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Contractions, which are sometimes called ‘short forms’, commonly combine a pronoun or noun and a verb, or a verb and not, in a shorter form. Contractions are usually not appropriate in formal writing.
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I am not is only contracted to I’m not. Not: I’m n’t or I am n’t. They are not is contracted to they aren’t or they’re not. The isn’t / aren’t contractions are more common after nouns.
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August 31, 2022 - Previous 18 Synonyms For “Argue” Worth Bandying About Next Will vs. Would: What's The Difference? ... Informal Vs. Formal Writing · When we talk to each other, we often want to get straight to the point and use fewer, shorter words whenever possible. In order to do this, we often rely on a group of words known as contractions, which include words like I’ll, we’ve, and wasn’t.
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3 weeks ago - The phrase does not change no matter where it occurs in a sentence or elsewhere, nor can individual elements be substituted with synonyms (but alternatives to the compound may exist). They may be considered idiomatic though the meaning of most were transparent when coined. Many are usually written hyphenated, but that reflects a common preference to hyphenate English compounds (except verbs) containing prepositions. "Fixed" is a matter of degree, and in this case, it essentially means "standard": that the contraction is not considered informal is the best sign that it is fixed.
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‘An A-Z of English Grammar and Usage’ by Leech and others suggests the following:
With be, use the contraction + not (e.g. That’s not right).
With have and modal auxiliaries, use the verb + n’t option, e.g. hasn’t, can’t.
The authors go on to say that forms such as She isn’t hungry, as opposed to She’s not hungry, are less common, and that forms such as I’ve not met him, as opposed to I haven’t met him, are much less common.
The authors don’t say on what basis they make their recommendations, but they are likely to be based on frequency of use. There doesn’t seem to be any difference of meaning or emphasis. I would just add myself that a contraction such as I’ve not met him sounds more formal, perhaps because of its lower frequency.
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As you've said, placing emphasis on a word is a matter of desired emphasis which is a matter of personal style rather than rules. I think you could make exactly the same point by putting stress on isn't (It ISN'T my fault!)
In the Python sketch, the emphasised word is 'it' not, 'not'. Part of the humour in the sketch is the repetition of it - 'It is.' 'No, it isn't.' 'Yes it is.'. This wouldn't have carried the same impact if the humour was based on, perhaps, the back and forth of 'It's not', 'Yes, it is.' 'No, it's not.'
Also, they can do this with a number of forms of the sentences in the sketch, for example 'It can be.' 'No, it can't ...' The humour wouldn't carry through these sentences if the emphasis had been used on the 'Is/Not' structure.