Home › Words › D › decontractdecontractdecontract means to expand from a contracted state.EtymologyFrom de- + contract.verbTo expand from a contracted state.e.g.“to cause muscle tissue to decontract”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.decontraction 68% match — The relaxation of muscle tissue following a previous contraction vs decontract →unstretch 67% match — To (cause to) relax from a stretched state. vs decontract →decompress 66% match — To relieve the pressure or compression on something. vs decontract →reexpand 65% match — To expand again. vs decontract →decongest 64% match — To free from congestion. vs decontract →undeform 64% match — To restore from a deformed state; to change back to its true or original shape. vs decontract →decondense 63% match — To undergo decondensation vs decontract →uncollapse 62% match — To expand (something previously collapsed). vs decontract →