compressed

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

Examples of compressed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The piece broadens again into a compressed history of the war, and the rise of a dictator in part because of complicity and disregard. —Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

Stefano Pozzi took the children on a tour of the Zodiac garage and stopped a Zodiac excursion to pull in a piece of ice so the kids could see compressed air trapped inside, taste it, and use it to cool their steaming cups of cocoa. —Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026

The compressed timelines are not a temporary condition. —Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

Pneumatic artificial muscles, for example, use compressed air to create smooth, biological-like motion. —New Atlas, 19 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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