All extend antonyms

verb extend

• curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
• cut short — to stop abruptly before the end
• keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
• abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
• refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
• take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
• cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
• close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
• withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
• compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
• conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
• deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
• disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
• diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
• discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
• disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
• end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
• dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
• hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
• finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
• refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
• hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
• lessen — to become less.
• condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
• contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
• lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
• lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
• hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• shorten — to make short or shorter.
• shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
• maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• constrict — If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower.
• take back — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
• degrade — Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
• withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.