contracted
adjective
drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken.
uncontracted
-
a word derived from
contracted.
Example Sentences
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Venture Global benefited more from flexible and uncontracted cargoes during the shortage, making it likely to give back more gains as gas markets normalize.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Or it could be a program to pay "waste pickers," the uncontracted workers who make their living by collecting refuse from dump sites and the natural environment and selling it to recyclers.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2023
LNG buyers in Europe and Asia are competing for shipments to replace Russian gas, boosting prices and spurring Australia's producers to export uncontracted gas.
From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2022
The case related to a $2 million payment to Platini in 2011, authorized by FIFA’s then-president Blatter as uncontracted salary for work as an adviser a decade earlier.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2020
Young tendrils which have caught a support and are spirally contracted, may constantly be seen on the same stem with the much older unattached and uncontracted tendrils.
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Charles Darwin
