What are some opposite words for compression?
Antonyms for compression
kəmˈprɛʃ əncom·pres·sion
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term compression.
Wiktionary
compressionnoun
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rarefaction, decompressioncompressionnoun
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decompression, rarefactioncompressionnoun
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rarefaction, decompressioncompressionnoun
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decompression, rarefactioncompressionnoun
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rarefaction, decompression
English Synonyms and Antonyms
compression
Antonyms:
circumlocution, diffuseness, periphrasis, pleonasm, prolixity, redundance, redundancy, surplusage, tautology, tediousness, verbiage, verbosity, wordinessSynonyms:
brevity, compactness, conciseness, condensation, directness, plainness, shortness, succinctness, terseness
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Princeton's WordNet
compaction, compression, concretion, densificationnoun
an increase in the density of something
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decompression, decompressingSynonyms:
densification, condensation, compressing, coalescence, crush, calculus, concretion, coalition, compaction, crunch, conglutination, contraction, coalescencycompression, condensation, contractionnoun
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
"the contraction of a gas on cooling"
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decompression, decompressingSynonyms:
densification, abridgement, condensation, compressing, abridgment, capsule, concretion, compaction, muscle contraction, condensate, muscular contraction, contraction, condensingcompressionnoun
encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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decompression, decompressingSynonyms:
compressing, condensation, concretion, compaction, densification, contractioncompression, compressingnoun
applying pressure
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decompression, decompressingSynonyms:
compressing, condensation, concretion, compaction, densification, contraction
How to use compression in a sentence?
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.
I know this guy was out, i didn't know how long, I just started chest compression immediately.
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.
We have some compression in the schedule, votes are going to be all over the place.
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.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#5864 | compression | |
#16133 | redundancy | |
#32740 | decompression | |
#50252 | verbosity | |
#78060 | verbiage | |
#99591 | tautology | |
#113862 | decompressing | |
#192322 | rarefaction | |
#259628 | wordiness | |
#264839 | circumlocution | |
#272458 | surplusage | |
#293192 | tediousness | |
#318584 | prolixity |
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