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

The space between those points is the organization’s window for intervention, and AI is compressing it across a growing share of business processes. — Jay Limburn, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

The forward multiple has stopped compressing as the memory stocks have been considered a cyclical commodity with the demand likely to be satisfied once the initial buildout is complete and then the stock price should rollover. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

This glacier is thousands of years old, our driver explains, formed from layer after layer of snow compressing into ice. — Uma Raja, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Scrape into prepared pan and move around with a fork to fill pan and create some surface texture without compressing mixture. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026

To gauge correctly, people can place a measuring tape around the abdomen, between the bottom of the ribs and the top of the hip bones, keeping the tape level and snug but not compressing the skin. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

When force is applied, the pillar tilts toward the point of contact, compressing the corresponding chamber and pushing fluid through soft tubes to actuators. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026