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

During times of high prices and compressed returns, retail investors are battling for the same crowded crumbs in the public stock market. — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

In a busy cafe environment, the buds successfully eliminate most of the background noise, but my voice becomes more compressed and less intelligible. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Workers line each deposition hole with compressed bentonite clay blocks before inserting the copper containers. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

That meant one endless season after another, flowing into compressed offseasons, disadvantageous end-of-round draft statures and the ever-arduous schedule that the NFL formula assigns division winners. — Vahe Gregorian july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 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