COMPRESSED Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in compacted

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verb

past tense of compress

as in condensed

to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters

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as in shrank

to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter the substance can compress under pressure

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Recent Examples of compressed

Adjective

The nation’s communications regulatory body would have to act within a compressed schedule to grant the waiver in time to affect the midterm elections. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 How Hydrodissection Works for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome The goal of hydrodissection for carpal tunnel syndrome is to allow greater movement for the compressed median nerve. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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Otherwise, the role gets compressed without being redesigned. — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 Steroid injections can provide relief from the pain and swelling of carpal tunnel syndrome, which occurs when the median nerve becomes compressed in the wrist. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for compressed

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Adjective

National Geographic notes that dandelion roots can loosen compacted ground, improving aeration and reducing erosion.

— Ryan Brennan May 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026

Definition of compacted

Verb

Finally, the wind seemed to permanently lie down, though storm clouds still haunted the horizon, forcing the sunset to squeeze beneath them, its rays condensed into a lurid, painterly slash.

— Heidi Julavits, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Whisk together condensed chicken soup, sour cream, and heavy cream to create a creamy base, then add a splash of brine from the pepperoncini jar along with plenty of sliced pickled and fresh peppers.

— Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of condensed

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But once the dominant slices of the emissions pie have shrunk, other categories with less potential to reduce emissions become important.

— Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
As transistors shrank and chips grew denser, the process called for greater precision.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of shrank

Adjective

O’Brien’s Ted Keegan is a father, farmer and military veteran — a hardened man who’s spent much of his life following orders and keeping secrets.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
And yet, for a millennia after the fall of Rome, the world largely forgot about concrete, until, in the 18th century, an English mason found that mixing limestone and clay could form a paste that hardened underwater.

— Sara Herschander, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026

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Yet profits have still been squeezed as jet fuel prices surged roughly 90% since the US-Israeli war on Iran began in February, forcing several major carriers to cut earnings forecasts.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, free cash flow at another budget carrier, JetBlue Airways, remains severely squeezed by elevated jet fuel prices.

— , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeezed

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Institutional reforms, including the professionalization of government bureaucracies at the federal and local levels, slowly constricted these political machines until the last holdout in Chicago succumbed by the late 1970s.

— Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
But Uthmeier has been open about his views that religious people — Christians, particularly — have been wrongly constricted in their ability to express themselves and to participate in government programs.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of constricted

Adjective

His comments are in stark contrast to some of the more tempered statements corporate CEOs have made about AI replacing human employees.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Councilmember Jose Preciado took a more tempered view on the state’s position, and said the financing question should be separated from broader concerns about the project’s design.

— Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026

Definition of tempered

Verb

Although the mattress developed some minor misshaping after a month of heavy use, Moon still thinks it’s packed with value.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Seeing the ancient Piazza San Michele packed with people, and witnessing those genuine encounters between the cast and the audience.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

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