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Antonyms for compression
kəmˈprɛʃ əncom·pres·sion

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  1. compressionnoun

    Antonyms:
    rarefaction, decompression

  2. compressionnoun

    Antonyms:
    decompression, rarefaction

  3. compressionnoun

    Antonyms:
    rarefaction, decompression

  4. compressionnoun

    Antonyms:
    decompression, rarefaction

  5. compressionnoun

    Antonyms:
    rarefaction, decompression

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. compaction, compression, concretion, densificationnoun

    an increase in the density of something

    Antonyms:
    decompression, decompressing

    Synonyms:
    densification, condensation, compressing, coalescence, crush, calculus, concretion, coalition, compaction, crunch, conglutination, contraction, coalescency

  2. compression, condensation, contractionnoun

    the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

    "the contraction of a gas on cooling"

    Antonyms:
    decompression, decompressing

    Synonyms:
    densification, abridgement, condensation, compressing, abridgment, capsule, concretion, compaction, muscle contraction, condensate, muscular contraction, contraction, condensing

  3. compressionnoun

    encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

    Antonyms:
    decompression, decompressing

    Synonyms:
    compressing, condensation, concretion, compaction, densification, contraction

  4. compression, compressingnoun

    applying pressure

    Antonyms:
    decompression, decompressing

    Synonyms:
    compressing, condensation, concretion, compaction, densification, contraction

How to use compression in a sentence?

  1. Art Hogan:

    The selloff last week was an over reaction and the attempted rally was too fast and furious, i think the compression of time and speed of Wunderlich Equity Capital Markets causes the pendulum to swing too far on every move we make.

  2. Tauya Nenguke:

    I know this guy was out, i didn't know how long, I just started chest compression immediately.

  3. Michael Underhill:

    Precision leads to efficiency, efficiency leads to decreased usage, decreased usage leads to decreased margins or margin compression, and that will lead to companies getting leaner and meaner.

  4. Speaker Ryan:

    We have some compression in the schedule, votes are going to be all over the place.

  5. Ishak Ibrahim:

    We are not in a compression situation, we are talking about rights, and (how) the state has not (fulfilled its duty) to protect the Copts and enhance equality.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#5864compression
#16133redundancy
#32740decompression
#50252verbosity
#78060verbiage
#99591tautology
#113862decompressing
#192322rarefaction
#259628wordiness
#264839circumlocution
#272458surplusage
#293192tediousness
#318584prolixity

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