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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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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The biggest drag on the index was independent power producers (like Constellation, NRG, and Vistra), whose earnings multiples have compressed anywhere from 2 to 8 turns from their recent peaks. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 In another, an agent apparently compressed data into a roughly 35 KB file and uploaded it through ntfy, but investigators could not recover the file to determine its contents. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 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

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Under their proposal, the intervening day before a vote to break a filibuster would be eliminated and debate time condensed, removing dead time from the Senate floor.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity and length.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of condensed

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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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In Malabo, Bioko’s biggest city, a team of men and women equipped with insecticide sprayers squeezed between low-rise cement buildings on a recent morning, as heavy rain drummed on aluminum roofs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Elevated borrowing rates and refinancing challenges (registration required) have squeezed an already difficult landscape for development financing.

— Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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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
Space within the ranks of the CCP itself has similarly constricted, with few now willing to consider reforms that might seriously affect the vested interests of entrenched social groups.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 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

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The shores of Clearwater Beach are packed block-to-block with resorts booked up by eager beachgoers, but the JW Marriott might just be the one to convince you to hang around a little bit longer before launching into Clearwater’s ombré coast.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
The mood was high, and our next destination was just as packed as our last few.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026

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