Synonyms of compressing

compressing 1 of 2

noun

as in compression

Related Words

• compression
• contracting
• condensing
• lowering
• diminishing
• contraction
• shrinkage
• shrinking
• reduction
• constriction
• diminution
• lessening
• condensation
• decrease
• constricting
• drop
• abatement
• falloff
• diminishment
• fall
• shortening
• drop-off
• retrenchment
• retrenching

Dissimilar Words

• increase
• addition
• accumulation
• accumulating
• proliferation
• multiplication
• doubling
• mushrooming
• growth
• spread
• quadrupling
• creep
• rise
• tripling

compressing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of compress

1

as in condensing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• condensing
• squeezing
• packing
• consolidating
• compacting
• collapsing
• constricting
• cramming
• simplifying
• telescoping
• contracting
• narrowing (down)
• capsulizing
• constringing
• capsuling
• shortening
• curtailing
• shrinking
• decreasing
• abridging
• crowding
• jamming
• downsizing
• concentrating
• abbreviating
• jam-packing
• streamlining
• diminishing
• boiling down
• lessening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expanding
• opening
• decompressing
• dispersing
• dissipating
• scattering
• dilating
• swelling
• inflating
• outspreading
• outstretching
• distending

2

as in shrinking

to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter

the substance can compress under pressure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrinking
• condensing
• decreasing
• constricting
• collapsing
• contracting
• flattening
• withdrawing
• retreating
• diminishing
• drying up
• shriveling
• lessening
• dwindling
• deflating
• receding
• withering
• wilting
• abating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expanding
• swelling
• increasing
• growing
• accumulating
• ballooning
• snowballing
• inflating
• puffing (up)
• ballooning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of compressing

Verb

And that’s on top of allegedly deleting or compressing billions of logs that should have been preserved. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

Those that defaulted to raw HTML will be explaining why the AI feature meant to expand gross margin is compressing it. — Gaurav Chodwadia, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Robinson said the best founding teams are also building on top of the tools—running multiple coding agents at once, automating sales outreach and marketing, and compressing internally what used to take months of engineering time into days. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Footage of civilians scrambling for cover or compressing bullet wounds typically arrives here from overseas. — Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

The machine is designed to validate key elements of the company’s Magnetized Target Fusion concept at a commercially relevant scale by mechanically compressing plasma inside a lithium liner. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026

In audio released of the 911 call after the attack, a person can be heard saying that an athlete was stabbed, and an Army veteran was compressing the wound. — Louis Casiano , Stepheny Price , Brooke Taylor , Jasmine Baehr , Brie Stimson , Kelsie Cairns , Reagan Schroeder, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026