compressed

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adjective

com·​pressed kəm-ˈprest 

also ˈkäm-ˌprest

1

: pressed together : reduced in size or volume (as by pressure)

2

: flattened as though subjected to compression:

a

: flattened laterally

petioles compressed

b

: narrow from side to side and deep in a dorsoventral direction

compressedly

kəm-ˈprest-lē  -ˈpre-səd-lē 

adverb

compressed

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past tense and past participle of compress entry 1

Examples of compressed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Funds that poured money into commercial and residential real estate in 2021, when interest rates were near zero, are now grappling with higher borrowing costs, compressed valuations, slower transaction volumes and more defaults. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

That puts Brick between a compressed 40-hour week and the 32-hour model some researchers advocate. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026

How McCracken pulls this off, fleshing out narrative journeys for the five Harkans in such a compressed fashion, is worth a long critical study in itself. — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Matting Over time, mulch can mat and form a compressed, crusty layer over the soil. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing compressed

• compressed air

Rhymes for compressed

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed