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💪 Relaxed or loose ✍️ Not shortened
uncontracted

uncontracted

1 6.0
Not tight and often describing muscles that feel relaxed
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.kənˈtræk.tɪd/
  • Specialized
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  • The muscles in her legs were uncontracted after the long stretch.

Examples

  • After the massage her calf muscles were uncontracted and felt much more relaxed.

  • The doctor noted that the patient's arm remained uncontracted during the examination.

  • Yoga helps keep the body flexible and the muscles uncontracted.

  • He prefers to keep his body uncontracted during meditation.

  • After the intense workout, her muscles felt uncontracted and relaxed.

  • The patient was asked to lay down so that the doctor could assess the uncontracted state of his muscles.

  • In the yoga class, she noticed how her body felt more uncontracted after each deep stretch.

Synonyms

unpinched
vsuncontracted
6.7

Not tight or squeezed

describes being relaxed overall rather than only lacking a local squeeze
unconstricted
vsuncontracted
6.7

Has no tightness and allows free movement of air, blood, or feelings

focuses on relaxed extension of tissues rather than broader freedom
unstretched
vsuncontracted
3.6

A thing that is not pulled tight and stays loose, like a canvas

emphasizes not being shortened or drawn together rather than not pulled
unflexed
vsuncontracted
5.8

Straight and not bent or tensed

highlights relaxed extension not merely lack of bending or straightness

Antonyms

contracted
4.0

Something that becomes smaller and tighter when parts pull together

How Contracted

uncontracted
  • Specialized
1 6.0
flaccid
14 7.3

Surface Forms

uncontracted positive

Morphology

uncontracted = contracted (transparent) = un + contract + ed

Negation 'un-' applied to the adjective 'contracted' (tense or drawn together) yields the straightforward meaning 'not contracted' (relaxed or extended).

Etymology

Uncontracted is made of un- 'not' and contract 'to draw together', like the root in tractor that pulls. So when muscles are uncontracted, they are not 'pulled tight' but are relaxed or stretched.