Synonyms of compression

compression

noun

as in squeezing

the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing

the compression of a long, complicated story into a two-hour movie is never easy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeezing
• condensing
• contraction
• condensation
• squeeze
• contracting
• constriction
• compaction
• consolidation
• telescoping
• compacting
• constricting
• concentration
• abridgement
• shortening
• curtailment
• abbreviation
• abridgment
• decreasing
• streamlining
• simplification
• lessening
• diminishment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• decompression
• dispersion
• scattering
• dissipation
• inflation
• dilation
• swelling
• distention
• distension