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compressed

[kuhm-prest] / kəmˈprɛst /
ADJECTIVE
compact
Synonyms
STRONGEST
solid tight
STRONG
bunched close crowded firm packed pressed thick
WEAK
appressed dense hard impenetrable impermeable
Antonyms
STRONG
empty loose uncrowded unfriendly
WEAK
big large lengthy long slack unabridged uncondensed
ADJECTIVE
concise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pithy succinct terse
WEAK
abridged boiled down breviloquent brief compact compendiary compendious condensed curt epigrammatic in a nutshell laconic lean marrowy meaty short and sweet summary synoptic
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lengthy long-winded wordy
WEAK
expansive long redundant repetitive
ADJECTIVE
concrete
Synonyms
STRONG
caked calcified cemented compact congealed conglomerated consolidated dried firm indurate petrified poured set solid solidified steeled
WEAK
monolithic precast set in stone strong unyielding
Antonyms
STRONG
flexible indefinite loose slack soft
WEAK
abstract bending ideal immaterial intangible pliable
ADJECTIVE
firm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hard rigid solid stiff sturdy substantial thick tough unyielding
STRONG
close compact concentrated concrete condensed congealed hardened heavy jelled refractory set solidified
WEAK
close-grained dense fine-grained impenetrable impermeable impervious inelastic nonporous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy facile flexible nice pliable pliant soft unstable vulnerable weak wobbly yielding
STRONG
loose
WEAK
alterable changeable indefinite irresolute moving slack supple unsettled wavering
ADJECTIVE
hard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
solid strong tough
STRONG
concentrated
WEAK
adamantine callous compact compacted consolidated dense firm hardened impenetrable indurate indurated inflexible iron packed rigid rocky set stiff stony thick unyielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
delicate soft vulnerable weak
WEAK
flexible malleable pliable pliant yielding
ADJECTIVE
hard-bitten
Synonyms
WEAK
adamantine callous compact compacted concentrated consolidated dense firm hard as nails hard-handed hardened hardy impenetrable indurate indurated inflexible iron packed rigid rocky rugged set solid stiff stony strong
ADJECTIVE
incompressible
Synonyms
WEAK
close close-grained compact concentrated concrete condensed congealed dense fine-grained hard hardened heavy impenetrable impermeable impervious inelastic jelled nonporous refractory rigid set solid solidified stiff sturdy substantial thick tough unyielding
ADJECTIVE
narrow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cramped definite limited precarious precise slender slim small thin tight
STRONG
attenuated circumscribed close confining constricted contracted exclusive fine fixed near pent pinched scant scanty select set shrunken spare strait taper tapered tapering
WEAK
determinate exiguous incapacious linear meager paltry threadlike
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fat free giving imprecise indefinite inexact loose open strong unlimited
STRONG
away far poor thick unfixed
WEAK
accepting broad broad-minded generous liberal spendthrift tolerant unconfined unrestricted wasting wide
ADJECTIVE
packed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arranged congested crowded filled jam-packed jammed loaded overflowing overloaded stuffed swarming wrapped
STRONG
brimming bundled chock compact consigned crammed mobbed seething
WEAK
awash brimful chock-full full to the gills packed like sardines serried to the roof tumid up to the hilt up to the rafters wall-to-wall
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clear empty uncongested uncrowded
WEAK
deserted
ADJECTIVE
reduced
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decreased diminished shortened
STRONG
abbreviated abridged concentrated condensed contracted downsized economized lessened miniaturized shrunk subtracted
WEAK
cut down scaled-down
Antonyms
WEAK
elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched
ADJECTIVE
short
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abbreviated brief crisp precise shortened terse
STRONG
bare condensed curtailed decreased diminished fleeting lessened little summarized summary
WEAK
aphoristic boiled down breviloquent compendiary compendious concise curtate cut short cut to the bone decurtate epigrammatic in a nutshell laconic momentary not protracted pithy sententious short and sweet short-term succinct undersized unprolonged unsustained
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enduring lasting lengthy
STRONG
long
WEAK
unabridged
ADJECTIVE
thick
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abundant dense full impenetrable tight
STRONG
close compact great rank solid
WEAK
brimming bristling bursting chock-full concentrated condensed considerable covered crammed crawling with frequent heaped impervious inspissated like sardines localized multitudinous numerous populated populous profuse replete several swarming teeming
Antonyms
STRONGEST
open sparse thin
STRONG
loose
WEAK
attenuated clear diluted intelligent reasonable sensible slight smart uncrowded unfriendly unsociable watery wise
ADJECTIVE
thick
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deep gooey heavy impenetrable opaque stiff syrupy
STRONG
close compact concrete firm set solid
WEAK
caked clabbered clotted coagulated condensed congealed consolidated crowded curdled fixed gelatinous gloppy gummous gummy gunky impervious jelled jellied ossified ropy sloppy solidified thickened turbid viscid viscous vitrified
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clear easy light soft trivial understandable
STRONG
flexible indefinite loose slack
WEAK
attenuated diluted intelligent reasonable sensible slight smart thin uncrowded unfriendly unsociable watery wise
ADJECTIVE
wrung
Synonyms
STRONG
dried pressed twisted

Example Sentences

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Under the compressed four-day week proposals, which are being trialled voluntarily on the Bakerloo line, most drivers would see their working week reduced from 36 hours to 35 hours.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

This could further enhance the cost-effectiveness of compressed natural gas vehicles, while providing the city gas distributor with pricing flexibility to maintain profitability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

This older material appears stretched and compressed by the harsh conditions of the surrounding cluster.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

The main atrium, or as I call it the “Hall of Mirrors,” is kind of compressed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

All the matter in the star will be compressed into a region of zero volume, so the density of matter and the curvature of space-time become infinite.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking