Synonyms of contracts

contracts 1 of 2

noun

plural of contract

1

as in guarantees

a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation

accused her of breaking their contract by not completing the decorating job on budget

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guarantees
• deals
• assurances
• vows
• pledges
• warranties
• covenants
• bonds
• treaties
• guaranties
• sureties
• pacts
• oaths
• deposits
• seals
• conventions
• bargains
• insurances
• compacts
• securities
• words
• concordats
• accords
• pawns
• troths
• bails

2

as in agreements

an arrangement about action to be taken

a contract outlining what needed to be done by each person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• agreements
• pacts
• conventions
• settlements
• promises
• understandings
• deals
• covenants
• compacts
• bargains
• treaties
• accords
• pledges
• associations
• dispositions
• charters
• partnerships
• binders
• approvals
• alliances
• acceptances
• consents
• leagues
• ententes
• assents
• concurrences
• entente cordiales
• OKs

contracts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of contract

1

as in gets

to become affected with (a disease or disorder)

before vaccines were invented, people lived in fear of contracting polio

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gets
• catches
• comes down (with)
• goes down (with)
• takes
• sickens (with)
• succumbs (to)
• breaks out (with)
• dies (from)
• fails
• weakens
• wastes (away)
• sinks
• worsens
• withers
• languishes
• wilts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gains
• comes back
• recovers
• heals
• shakes (off)
• recovers (from)
• mends
• snaps back
• recoups
• rallies
• rebounds
• recuperates

2

as in shrinks

to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter

metal contracts at low temperatures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrinks
• compresses
• constricts
• decreases
• collapses
• condenses
• flattens
• withdraws
• diminishes
• retreats
• shrivels
• dries up
• withers
• deflates
• lessens
• recedes
• dwindles
• wilts
• abates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expands
• increases
• swells
• grows
• accumulates
• balloons
• snowballs
• inflates
• puffs (up)
• balloons

3

as in compresses

to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together

contract the calf muscles in your legs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compresses
• squeezes
• condenses
• compacts
• narrows (down)
• packs
• consolidates
• telescopes
• collapses
• constringes
• capsules
• constricts
• capsulizes
• simplifies
• crams
• jams
• shortens
• boils down
• decreases
• jam-packs
• curtails
• abridges
• abbreviates
• shrinks
• crowds
• downsizes
• streamlines
• concentrates
• diminishes
• lessens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expands
• opens
• dilates
• decompresses
• outspreads
• disperses
• outstretches
• dissipates
• scatters
• swells
• inflates
• distends

4

as in covenants

to come to an arrangement as to a course of action

the farmer contracted for delivery of the hay by the first of July

Synonyms & Similar Words

• covenants
• bargains
• agrees
• comes to terms
• strikes a bargain
• arranges
• comes around
• underwrites
• comes round
• subscribes
• settles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disagrees
• differs
• dissents
• objects
• cancels
• revokes
• disputes
• contests
• argues
• reneges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contracts

Noun

Flock Safety’s license plate scanners are being vandalized and cities have ended contracts with the company over community outcry. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Weeks later, Kao told his team Collins committed to getting the company $32 million in naval contracts. — Katie Nixdorf, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2026

The scheme, which appears to have begun in 2018, involved more than $8 million in school construction contracts. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

The layer itself should run on standard protocols and data contracts rather than any one platform’s proprietary interfaces, so replacing the vendor underneath it stays an integration exercise, not a re-architecture. — Sanchet Pachpute, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The duo recently re-upped their contracts under WBD CEO David Zaslav through 2030. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

During his tenure, REP1 negotiated billions in player contracts and completed a successful sale of the firm. — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Spain’s government has pledged to announce housing measures Tuesday, as protesters call for indefinite rental contracts and an end to evictions when no alternative housing is available. — Alicia León, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Verb

That’s about $1,000 cheaper than its current lineup, and also the company’s first-ever foldable device that contracts to roughly half its size. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Meet the man saving Nashville’s sick foxes Florida contracts professional python hunters. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Homer Glen contracts with the Will County sheriff for its police services. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

While the city contracts its permitting services to FilmLA, Kang is currently the only local official tasked with coordinating between FilmLA, the city, and the dozens of other regional jurisdictions in the area. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Amazon contracts 21 Air as a third-party crew, maintenance and insurance provider. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Fewer than 10 people typically die of the illness each year, but nearly everyone who contracts it dies, according to the CDC. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026

Flock also contracts with businesses, schools and neighborhoods. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026

First, Selig addressed the agency's proposal from June to amend its rules on what event contracts the CFTC could prohibit. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026