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past tense form of compress.
past participle of compress.

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Definitions

compressed

[kuhm-prest] / kəmˈprɛst /

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compact adj.
concise adj.
concrete adj.
firm adj.
hard adj.
hard-bitten adj.
incompressible adj.
narrow adj.
packed adj.
reduced adj.
short adj.
thick adj.
thick adj.
wrung adj.

ADJECTIVE

compact

Synonyms

STRONGEST

solid tight

STRONG

bunched close crowded firm packed pressed thick

WEAK

appressed dense hard impenetrable impermeable

Antonyms

STRONG

empty loose uncrowded unfriendly

WEAK

big large lengthy long slack unabridged uncondensed

ADJECTIVE

concise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pithy succinct terse

WEAK

abridged boiled down breviloquent brief compact compendiary compendious condensed curt epigrammatic in a nutshell laconic lean marrowy meaty short and sweet summary synoptic

Antonyms

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lengthy long-winded wordy

WEAK

expansive long redundant repetitive

ADJECTIVE

concrete

Synonyms

STRONG

caked calcified cemented compact congealed conglomerated consolidated dried firm indurate petrified poured set solid solidified steeled

WEAK

monolithic precast set in stone strong unyielding

Antonyms

STRONG

flexible indefinite loose slack soft

WEAK

abstract bending ideal immaterial intangible pliable

ADJECTIVE

firm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hard rigid solid stiff sturdy substantial thick tough unyielding

STRONG

close compact concentrated concrete condensed congealed hardened heavy jelled refractory set solidified

WEAK

close-grained dense fine-grained impenetrable impermeable impervious inelastic nonporous

Antonyms

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easy facile flexible nice pliable pliant soft unstable vulnerable weak wobbly yielding

STRONG

loose

WEAK

alterable changeable indefinite irresolute moving slack supple unsettled wavering

ADJECTIVE

hard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

solid strong tough

STRONG

concentrated

WEAK

adamantine callous compact compacted consolidated dense firm hardened impenetrable indurate indurated inflexible iron packed rigid rocky set stiff stony thick unyielding

Antonyms

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delicate soft vulnerable weak

WEAK

flexible malleable pliable pliant yielding

ADJECTIVE

hard-bitten

Synonyms

WEAK

adamantine callous compact compacted concentrated consolidated dense firm hard as nails hard-handed hardened hardy impenetrable indurate indurated inflexible iron packed rigid rocky rugged set solid stiff stony strong

ADJECTIVE

incompressible

Synonyms

WEAK

close close-grained compact concentrated concrete condensed congealed dense fine-grained hard hardened heavy impenetrable impermeable impervious inelastic jelled nonporous refractory rigid set solid solidified stiff sturdy substantial thick tough unyielding

ADJECTIVE

narrow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cramped definite limited precarious precise slender slim small thin tight

STRONG

attenuated circumscribed close confining constricted contracted exclusive fine fixed near pent pinched scant scanty select set shrunken spare strait taper tapered tapering

WEAK

determinate exiguous incapacious linear meager paltry threadlike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fat free giving imprecise indefinite inexact loose open strong unlimited

STRONG

away far poor thick unfixed

WEAK

accepting broad broad-minded generous liberal spendthrift tolerant unconfined unrestricted wasting wide

ADJECTIVE

packed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arranged congested crowded filled jam-packed jammed loaded overflowing overloaded stuffed swarming wrapped

STRONG

brimming bundled chock compact consigned crammed mobbed seething

WEAK

awash brimful chock-full full to the gills packed like sardines serried to the roof tumid up to the hilt up to the rafters wall-to-wall

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear empty uncongested uncrowded

WEAK

deserted

ADJECTIVE

reduced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decreased diminished shortened

STRONG

abbreviated abridged concentrated condensed contracted downsized economized lessened miniaturized shrunk subtracted

WEAK

cut down scaled-down

Antonyms

WEAK

elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched

ADJECTIVE

short

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviated brief crisp precise shortened terse

STRONG

bare condensed curtailed decreased diminished fleeting lessened little summarized summary

WEAK

aphoristic boiled down breviloquent compendiary compendious concise curtate cut short cut to the bone decurtate epigrammatic in a nutshell laconic momentary not protracted pithy sententious short and sweet short-term succinct undersized unprolonged unsustained

Antonyms

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enduring lasting lengthy

STRONG

long

WEAK

unabridged

ADJECTIVE

thick

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abundant dense full impenetrable tight

STRONG

close compact great rank solid

WEAK

brimming bristling bursting chock-full concentrated condensed considerable covered crammed crawling with frequent heaped impervious inspissated like sardines localized multitudinous numerous populated populous profuse replete several swarming teeming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

open sparse thin

STRONG

loose

WEAK

attenuated clear diluted intelligent reasonable sensible slight smart uncrowded unfriendly unsociable watery wise

ADJECTIVE

thick

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deep gooey heavy impenetrable opaque stiff syrupy

STRONG

close compact concrete firm set solid

WEAK

caked clabbered clotted coagulated condensed congealed consolidated crowded curdled fixed gelatinous gloppy gummous gummy gunky impervious jelled jellied ossified ropy sloppy solidified thickened turbid viscid viscous vitrified

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear easy light soft trivial understandable

STRONG

flexible indefinite loose slack

WEAK

attenuated diluted intelligent reasonable sensible slight smart thin uncrowded unfriendly unsociable watery wise

ADJECTIVE

wrung

Synonyms

STRONG

dried pressed twisted

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The emphasis is on the speed of the take-up because the industry is moving so fast, development cycles are being compressed all the time and some models are now obsolete within six months.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

It used a downforce-generating fan system to remain stuck upside down, and then blasted free, flipped—this was the flying part—and touched down amid a cloud of compressed air.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Given the compressed running time, the film has more memories of Mitt appearing practical and wise than of being a bastard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Their calculations suggest that changing the order in which plasma is heated and compressed could dramatically reduce the energy needed to reach a self-sustaining fusion reaction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Keys depressed, cymbals crashed, pipes blew compressed air into clarinets and oboes.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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