Synonyms of compress
35 similar words · 10 opposite words
Another word for compress is press. Other synonyms of compress are squeeze, compact, squash, pack and smush. The opposite of compress is expand.
Synonyms and similar words for compress
verbTo make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or...
verbTo be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
verbTo abridge.
verbTo make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.
- zipTo compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
verbMore synonyms
- telescope
- compactify humorous
- densitizeTo make more dense.
- mash
- scrunch
- smushTo mash or push down or in; compress.
- squoosh
- squishTo squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist).
- thring British, dialectalTo thrust; crowd; press; squeeze.
- thrutch British, dialectal
- astringe obsoleteTo constrict, to compress.
Opposite of compress
verbTo make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or...
verbTo be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
- decontractTo expand from a contracted state.
verbTo abridge.
verbTo make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.
- uncompressTo restore a compressed file to its normal size.
- decompress
- unzip
verbTo make a pulse or particle bunch shorter by applying dispersion to it.
- stretchTo make a pulse or particle bunch longer by applying dispersion to it.
verbMore antonyms
- decompactTo make less compact.
- decompactifyTo make, or to become less compact.
- densenTo become dense or more dense.
Meaning of compress
- verb To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
- verb To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
- verb To condense into a more economic, easier format.
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Questions about synonyms of compress
- What is another word for compress?
- Compress has 35 synonyms on Word.ws, such as press, squeeze, compact, squash, pack and smush.
- What is the opposite of compress?
- The opposite of compress is expand.
- What does compress mean?
- Compress means to make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
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