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

His music is, in the best sense, grown-up, proof that a gifted songwriter can tackle the headiest, heaviest topics, compressing a novel’s worth of ideas, intelligence, irony, urbanity, humor and ambivalence into four minutes. —New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

De Pablo notes that AI is compressing timelines dramatically. —IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2026

In practice, this looks like development timelines compressing because approvals and feasibility checks move earlier. —John Brearley, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026

Recognizing an opening, navigating unfamiliar terrain outside the tank, identifying a viable route to the ocean and then physically compressing through a drainpipe — that is not a simple reflex. —Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026

This may occur due to the neck bending forward, compressing the veins, the authors suggested. —Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026

The structural forces compressing Gen Z’s economic entry point have been building for years, but converged with unusual force in the post-pandemic era. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026

More than 70 percent of Blue Owl’s 200-plus borrowers are in the software industry, and artificial intelligence is compressing the revenue and margins of traditional enterprise software companies at a pace that was not modeled into these deals. —Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026

There’s so much data in the spoken word that gets lost when those words are converted to text — just like compressing an audio file into a fuzzy MP3 removes some of the music. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026